S&P 500 record profits are a double-edged sword — and it could slash your returns

With profit margins now twice their historical average, big U.S. stocks are priced for perfection.
The Economist

America’s growing profits are under threat

Many investors will have greeted the start of corporate America’s latest earnings season feeling chipper. After a brief wobble in the first half of last year, the profits of big American firms in the ...
The Economist

American corporate profits keep shrugging off global tumult

Over the past seven weeks the tales being swapped have been of war in Iran, its effect on global energy markets and presidential social-media activity. The S & P 500, America’s benchmark index of ...
Forbes

GDP And Corporate Profits Are Up, Personal Income Lags Behind

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Wooden blocks with the word GDP and up and down arrows. An ...
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Deficits boost US debt but also inflate corporate profits and stocks, so reducing red ink could trigger a financial crisis, analysts warn

Massive budget deficits have sent U.S. debt soaring past $38 trillion, but they have also become the primary driver of corporate profits and stock valuations, according to Research Affiliates. In a ...
Forbes

Why Corporate Profits Have Rocketed Upward Since The Covid-19 Pandemic

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - MARCH 28: Shoppers wearing a surgical masks look at a prepared meals at a Trader Joes in Brooklyn, New York on March 28, 2020. The store lets in a minimum amount of shoppers at ...
Reuters

Trump's stealth corporate 'tax' hike could be what the US needs

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - While U.S. corporate taxes and interest rates fell over the past 40 years, the federal deficit soared. Does that mean the federal government is now justified in taking a ...