Take Sig of Independence. Recently he drove an impressed European guest around the Kansas City area. There seemed to be plenty of shoppers out, and little apparent sign of an economic slowdown. A glorious spring morning can help too. Prescription for profit Don't fret too much for corporate America.
Some industries are just fine.
Consider the pharmaceutical Industry. This is the second year the magazine has rated the pharmaceutical industry the most profitable. Eleven drug companies in the Fortune 500 reaped profits three to four times greater than the median for other companies on the list. The stock of Pfizer, the second-largest drug company, increased 1,454 percent in the past decade, according to an analysis by Public Citizen. In all, the drug companies on the Fortune 500 saw stock values increase by 38 percent last year, seemingly oblivious to the year's stock market turmoil.