US profitability

1997-10-30 Thread James Devine
Trevor Evans writes: But its interesting to note that today's Financial Times (29 October, p. 14) carries an article by someone called Ricahrd Waters, which says: 'Leaving aside the effects of lower taxes and declind interest rates, the profits miracle looks much less impressive. A return on

US profitability

1997-10-30 Thread Trevor Evans
Thanks to Doug for reporting Anwar Shaik's evaluation of profitability. But its interesting to note that today's Financial Times (29 October, p. 14) carries an article by someone called Ricahrd Waters, which says: 'Leaving aside the effects of lower taxes and declind interest rates, the profits

[PEN-L:10201] US profitability

1997-05-18 Thread Doug Henwood
Bill Burgess, Tom Walker, and others were talking about profitability. I just looked at the profits/GDP series for a piece in LBO comparing the present expansion with previous postwar US expansions. Not to give it all away before it even reaches subscribers, I'll say that on most indicators, the