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Profits are up, according to a business survey. This time, it probably isn't due to "greedflation."

by Justin Ho
Apr 22, 2024
Companies don't have the pricing power they had in the pandemic recovery. Now it's more like the before times.
A survey from the National Association for Business Economics found that profits hit their highest level since October 2021.
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7 in 10 big firms report wage hikes, survey says. Is it enough to keep up with inflation?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 25, 2022
Some economists in the survey don’t expect their firms to pay workers more in the future.
Consumer sentiment registered an uptick in the University of Michigan's latest survey, but buyers remain wary about the economy as a whole.
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Survey finds an uptick in business spending on equipment

by Justin Ho
Apr 26, 2021
The increase in capital expenditures is one of several signs that businesses anticipate strong growth in the near future.
Capital expenditures include equipment and technology like computers and point-of-sale systems in restaurants.
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Business economists predict tough winter before 2021 rebound

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 7, 2020
Economists expect moderate GDP growth in the fourth quarter, after a fall where consumer spending gave some businesses a boost.
A new survey from the National Association for Business Economists predicts just moderate economic growth in the last quarter of 2020.
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Forecast is sunny for business

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 23, 2018
But economists say more hiring and bigger profits ahead have little to do with tax cuts.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), flanked by Republican lawmakers, speaks during an enrollment ceremony for the conference report to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed by the House and Senate, on Dec. 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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