…growth is pro-cyclical, it tends to peak at the end of expansions, well after corporate profits peak. So there is a leading/lagging relationship on a *cyclical* basis. But *secularly,* corporate…

…claiming huge benefits from corporate and business tax cuts that add to the huge corporate and business tax cuts enacted under Bush 2, many of which were made permanent under…

…apparently, even though the “effective” corporate tax rate ranged from negative to around 24-25%–essentially more favorable than many of our fellow advanced economies’ corporate tax rates); the territoriality of the…

Corporate profits after taxes set a new record. But the Fed is worried about wages Yesterday (Aug. 29) in the Q2 GDP update corporate profits were reported for the first…

The last long leading indicator, corporate profits, declined in Q4 2018 Three months after the quarter ended, corporate profits for Q4 of 2018 were reported this morning, and they were…

…indicators. Two have to do with the housing market, two with corporate health, and one with consumer spending. (The three financial indicators I’ve eliminated are the yield curve, corporate bond…

…check on corporate power in the financial services sector. Its existence discourages fraudulent corporate behavior. It also seeks financial redress for consumers when fraud has been perpetrated and provides public-interest…

…of corporate welfare subsidies, and it should start phasing out grants to state governments, which cost over $1 trillion annually. DOGE has raised the issue of waste in government. But…

Long leading indicators update: corporate profits in Q4 2024  – by New Deal democrat Corporate profits are a long leading indicator, as they typically turn down at least one year…

by Linda Beale Corporate taxes down, workers’ taxes up–that’s America today Corporate taxes used to constitute a significant portion of federal revenues, almost a third in 1950. Payroll taxes from…