Big Profits,Even Bigger Margins

摘要

THE CASH KEEPS ROLLING into Corporate America's coffers.Against the headwinds of slower economic growth,stubbornly high oil prices,and inflation jitters,first-quarter profits among the 900 companies on BusinessWeek's Corporate Scoreboard still charged forward 16% from a year ago,on a 13% increase in revenues,well ahead of Wall Street's initial expectations.