Wall Street's earnings fantasies may soon get harsh reality check - Reuters

"With the U.S. not coming to agreement or terms with Iran, it is likely that the Strait [of Hormuz] will remain under their control and that oil prices and thus gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices keep rising due to the likely continued closure of the Strait."

— Patrick De Haan , Academic

"I expect things to be messy."

— Keith Lerner , Executive

"Some of the larger risks are much like tectonic plates, always moving and periodically causing earthquakes and volcanoes when they crash into each other."

— Jamie Dimon , Executive

"Of every dollar of earnings per share that GAAP blesses, shareholders see only 83.49 cents of that dollar."

— Michael Burry , Other

"Wall Street over the last 10 years guided investors to 42% more earnings than ever actually existed."

— Michael Burry , Other

"He estimated the company has overstated owners’ earnings by about 20%."

— Michael Burry , Other

"Burry also took aim at Tesla’s massive $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk."

— Elon Musk , Executive