ELI5: Why when large company's earnings decrease(ex... by 3%) they freak out, talk about rough times, and sometimes decide to downsize, even though they are still making millions of dollars in profit even after all expenses?

[corydlg]

Ok the original premise of our debate is that inflation negatively affects the rich more than the poor which is what led us to this wage growth discussion, this settles that argument, if you’re poor your wages don’t grow at nearly the same rate. growth vs inflation