Sentences with phrase «record high corporate profits»

«Business spending is expected to rise faster in 2013 because of record high corporate profits.

Not exact matches

Corporate revenue and profits are growing too, and the stock market has hit record highs.

In Japan, Mordy notes, «improving corporate profits recently hit a record high relative to [gross domestic product].»

Aggregate corporate profitability remains at a high level, though the growth of profits as recorded in the national accounts has eased during the past year.

The stock market is close to record highs thanks in large part to corporate profits, which are on their way up — finally.

Last week I shared with you the Commerce Departments» news that fourth - quarter corporate profits, while still at record highs, sank at their fastest pace since the same period in 2008.

With corporate taxes being cut to 21 % from 35 %, corporate profit margins before the tax relief already near record highs, and the window open to tax - efficiently repatriate foreign earnings, one would logically conclude that corporations should be in robust financial health.

The economy expanded, there was record low unemployment, strong wage gains and high corporate profits.

This detail adds some insight, but regardless of the interpretation one puts on the data, it remains true that corporate profits are at a record high relative to GDP because household saving is depressed and government deficits are extreme.

For example, corporate leverage is approaching record highs, just as corporate profit margins are beginning to stall.