Tag: Corporate Profits

US GDP Rose by Forecast-Beating 2.9 Percent Last Quarter, but Experts See Weakness Behind the Numbers

The real gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States grew at an annual rate of 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022, increasing more than the advance estimate of 2.6 percent issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) last month, but expert analysts are warning against premature celebrations amid a looming recession….


PR Firm Working For Pfizer and Moderna Embeds Staff Within CDC’s Vaccine Committee

A PR firm that represents big pharma companies like Pfizer and Moderna has been revealed to staff certain divisions in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during the pandemic, sparking questions regarding potential conflicts of interest. Based in New York, Weber Shandwick is reportedly the second-largest PR firm in the world with revenues…


US Corporations Rack Up Multi-Decade Record Profits Amid Rising Inflation

While U.S. citizens have been struggling with rising inflation over the past few months, corporations have reportedly netted record profits during the same period. Aftertax profits as a share of gross value added for nonfinancial corporations—a measure of aggregate profit margins—rose to 15.5 percent in the second quarter from 14 percent in the first quarter,…


American Corporations Rack Up Multi-Decade Record Profits Amid Rising Inflation

While American citizens have been struggling with rising inflation over the past few months, corporations have reportedly netted record profits during the same period. Aftertax profits as a share of gross value added for nonfinancial corporations—a measure of aggregate profit margins—rose to 15.5 percent in the second quarter from 14 percent in the first, according…


Inflation Lifting Corporate Profits, Eating Away Wage Gains

With the U.S. annual inflation rate at a 30-year high, economists and market analysts are spotlighting the expanding financial divide between corporations and their employees. In today’s inflationary environment, large companies are reporting greater profits and revenues. At the same time, Americans have witnessed all their wage gains from over the last 12 to 15…