'It's hard work to make nothing': Small businesses struggle with declining profits as gas, shipping prices rise

Small business profitability slid 1.3% in April from a year earlier — the weakest reading in two years, according to an analysis from the Bank of America Institute.

May 21, 2026 - 22:00
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'It's hard work to make nothing': Small businesses struggle with declining profits as gas, shipping prices rise
Small business profitability slid 1.3% in April from a year earlier — the weakest reading in two years, according to an analysis from the Bank of America Institute.

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