Profit margins have expanded to record highs as companies have cut costs, delayed infrastructure investments, borrowed at ultra-low rates, and taken advantage of weak labor markets to avoid raising wages.
As margens de lucro expandiram até máximos históricos, enquanto as empresas cortaram custos, atrasaram investimentos infra-estruturais, contraíram empréstimos a taxas ultrabaixas, e tiraram partido dos mercados de trabalho enfraquecidos para evitar subir salários.