. >> seaport global josh sullivan has a neutral rating on the stock.s earning gets under way, alcoas results set the stage for a bumpy hide, includin united technologies, which already warrants that its engine product target won't and honeywell, which reports on friday, also warned of lower sales. du largely to weakness in business jet engines. for "nightly businereport," morgan brennan. > many had hoped this would be the quarter that saw the end of the so-called profit recession. bob pisani takes a look at whether that's likely to happen. >> earnings season is upon us and there is a lot the stake. this is the quarter we're supposed to kill the earnings recession, supposed to reverse five straight quarters of earning because top line growth revenues are improving. revenues are expected to increase 2.5%. that would be the first increase in revenues in the last six quarters, and the fourth quarter is supposed to be even better. but several big names have warned that full-year earnings will not be as strong as expected, including honeywell and dover, and