American companies’ earnings and profit margins are increasingly collapsing after the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes lifted financing costs over the past year and a half, causing many to go under, Bloomberg reports Bankruptcy filings rose by more than 250% in 2023 from the year before, driven mainly by smaller companies, according to a new report
Business bankruptcies more than doubled in 2023
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