American corporate profits keep shrugging off global tumult

    https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/04/20/american-corporate-profits-keep-shrugging-off-global-tumult

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    1. EconomistStreet5295 on

      Question for the community, could someone dive into why this is?

      I understand that there’s a lot of investment going into things like ai and that price rises might account for parts of this growth, but it seems counterintuitive when consumers are facing financial issues and economies are not performing well. Is it a matter of different sectors doing better or is it the fact that b2b can be independent of consumer sentiment.

      It almost seems like a late capitalist phenomenon where consumers are crunched whilst corporate profits and valuations skyrocket due to in part irresponsible trading and ever more extractive business processes.

      For me, it smells like the last boom before a significant downturn

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