CAN ANYTHING stop America Inc? As the biggest companies in the world’s biggest economy start rolling out their latest results, the answer appears to be an emphatic “Get out of the way!” Analysts reckon that big businesses’ net profits grew for the ninth straight quarter. Short-sellers who had bet that President Donald Trump’s seemingly anti-growth and pro-inflation policies on trade and immigration would cause America Inc to careen into a ditch are instead themselves resembling roadkill. The S&P 500 index of blue-chip stocks has risen by 14% this year, creating nearly $8trn in shareholder value. Vroom!
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