A Profit Recession Is Brewing That‘ll Be the ’Worst in 50 Years,' Expert Predicts

A Profit Recession Is Brewing That‘ll Be the ’Worst in 50 Years,' Expert Predicts
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at Wall Street in New York on Feb. 24, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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As Americans grow concerned that the U.S. economy could tip into a full-blown recession, one expert says evidence suggests that U.S. corporations will soon be hammered by a profit recession of their own as many have been unable to pass soaring input costs along to inflation-weary consumers and will have to scale back their earnings forecasts, pressuring stocks.

In a recent interview on the Wealthion program, MacroMavens founder and economist Stephanie Pomboy explained that a measure that she relies on as a proxy for corporate profit margins has plunged to lows not seen since the mid-1970s.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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