America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “High-Level Summary” report for the 1st Quarter of 2014. As seen in page 2 of the report, “One hundred and nine CFOs responded during the two-week period ending February 21. Sixty-nine percent of the respondents are from public companies, and 81% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue. For …
In the last post (“4th Quarter 2013 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 …
Thursday’s GDP release (Q4, 2nd Estimate) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report for the 4th 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 March 27, 2014, with …
On March 12, 2014 the March 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: Increasing the minimum wage nationwide to $10 per hour would lead to substantial job losses among …
The February NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, February 11. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Confidence Edges Up, Ever So Slightly.” The subtitle is “Main Street Still Cautious About The Future.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased .2 points in January to 94.1. Here are some excerpts from …
On January 8, 2014, The Conference Board and PwC released the 4th Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 60, up from 54 in the third quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this January 8 Press Release include: …
On December 11 the December 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: Nearly half of U.S. companies are reluctant to hire full-time employees because of the ACA. One in …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “High-Level Summary” report for the 4th Quarter of 2013. As seen in page 2 of the report, “Ninety-six CFOs responded during the two-week period ending November 22. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents are from public companies, and 79% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue.” Here are some …
The December NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released yesterday, December 10. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Optimism Sees Slight Bump in November.” The subtitle is “Few Positive Signs for the Future.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased .9 points in November to 92.5. Here are some excerpts from the …
In the last post (“3rd Quarter 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 is …