America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The December NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, December 9, 2014. The headline of the Small Business Economic Trends report is “NFIB: Small Business Optimism Perks Up In December. ” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased 2.0 points in November to 98.1. Here are some excerpts from that I find particularly notable …
In the last post (“3rd Quarter 2014 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP. I feel that this …
Today’s GDP release (Q3, 2nd Estimate)(pdf) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report for the 3rd Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits. For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) showing the Corporate Profits After Tax (last updated November 25, 2014, …
On October 8, 2014, The Conference Board and PwC released the 3rd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 59, down from 62 in the second quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this October 8 Press Release include: …
The October NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, October 14. The headline of the Press Release is “NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index Declines in September. ” The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased .8 points in September to 95.3. Here are some excerpts from the Press Release that I find particularly notable (but …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “High-Level Summary” report for the 3rd Quarter of 2014. As seen in page 2 of the report, “One hundred and three CFOs responded during the two-week period ending August 22. Seventy-five percent of respondents are from public companies, and 83% are from companies with more than $1B in annual …
On September 9, 2014 the September Duke/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey (pdf) was released. It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In this CFO Survey, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts: Chief financial officers in the U.S. say a hike in the minimum wage to …
In the last post (“2nd Quarter 2014 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP. I feel that this metric …
Today’s GDP release (Q2, 2nd Estimate)(pdf) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report for the 2nd Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits. For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) showing the Corporate Profits After Tax (last updated August 28, 2014, …
The August NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, August 12. The headline of the Press Release is “NFIB SBET: Small Business Optimism Ticks Up Slightly.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased .7 points in July to 95.7. Here are some excerpts from the Press Release that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily …