>The question is whether their profit margins are up? I don't know. I would naturally expect companies to hold larger profit margins when there is instability.

>The question is whether their profit margins are up? I don't know. I would naturally expect companies to hold larger profit margins when there is instability. Setting up a business with low profit margin in a volatile business environment would be like building a house on a concrete slab right next to a river that often overflows its banks.