> Revenue has gone up, but fewer publicly traded companies are making a profit than ever before That chart is deceiving. (from your link) If you look carefull

> Revenue has gone up, but fewer publicly traded companies are making a profit than ever before That chart is deceiving. (from your link) If you look carefully, you'll see that "very profitable" companies over the decades is unchanged. What changed is the balance between "barely positive" and "negative".