This is the corporate landscape that will greet the next president: improving profits buoyed by rising employment and business spending—yet tempered by the elusiveness of a more resilient recovery. Earnings for the biggest U.S. companies began to rebound in the third quarter, a glimmer of growth after four straight quarters of contractions. But some executives are already expressing caution about the coming year.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2016 22:50 UTC