America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
Last Thursday’s GDP release (Q3, 2nd Estimate) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report (preliminary) 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 …
The September NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, October 9. The headline of the Press Release is “Hiring Plans Plunge: Small Business Optimism Drops .1, Expectations for the Future Remain Low.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .1 point in September to 92.8. Here are some excerpts from the Press Release …
On October 4, The Conference Board released its 3rd Quarter CEO Confidence Survey. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 42, down from 47 in the second quarter. Notable excerpts from this October 4 Press Release include: Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “This latest report reflects ongoing concern about …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “high-level” report for the 3rd Quarter of 2012. As seen in page 2 of the report, “Eighty-five CFOs responded during the two weeks ended August 24. More than 75% are from public companies, and 80% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue.” Here are some excerpts that I …
On September 11 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 notable excerpts: U.S. CFOs are growing more pessimistic about the American economy, with hiring and spending plans significantly weakening since …
The July NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on August 14. The headline of the Press Release is “Small-Business Optimism Continues to Decline in July.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .2 point in July, to 92.2. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find particularly notable: Dipping for a …
On July 5, The Conference Board released its 2nd Quarter CEO Confidence Survey. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 47, down from 63 in the first quarter. Notable excerpts from this July 5 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment of current economic conditions has turned considerably negative. Only 17 percent claim conditions have improved compared …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” (pdf) “high-level” report for the 2nd Quarter of 2012. As seen in page 2 of the report, “Ninety-three CFOs responded during the two weeks ended May 29. Three fourths are from public companies, and over 77% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue.” Here are some excerpts that …
The May NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on June 12. The headline of the Press Release is “Small-Business Optimism Index Stagnates: No Progress Made for Small-Business Sector in May.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell by .1 point in May, to 94.4. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find …
On June 6 the June 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 notable excerpts: U.S. finance chiefs plan to expand workforce by 2.5 percent, on average over the next year. Nearly 30 …