After Two Quarters Of Decline, 2Q15 Corporate Profits Up; 3Q Vulnerable Due To Inventory Build

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U.S. corporate profits (adjusted for inventory valuation and capital consumption) broke a two-quarter downtrend in 2Q15, up 2.4 percent quarter-over-quarter to $2.06 trillion.  This followed two consecutive quarterly drops in 4Q14 and 1Q15.  A welcome change! The back-to-back drop in … Continued