2 Stocks to Watch This Earnings Season

The following video is from Monday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Earnings season officially kicked off on Monday. And some are cautioning investors not to expect too much. One hundred companies in the S&P 500 have already issued revisions for their guidance. In this installment of Investor Beat, our analysts discuss the key numbers to watch this earnings season and explain why they're particularly interested in Facebook and Baidu .

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The relevant video segment can be found between 0:17 and 3:05.

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