US Corporate Profits Hit Record 14% of GDP

BREAKING: US corporate profits before tax as a % of GDP are up to a record 14%.

This ratio has nearly doubled since the 2008 Financial Crisis.

This also exceeds previous peaks of ~13% posted in 1951, 2010, and 2011.

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