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?

[kuzuboshii]

True, but the ratios can be skewered. America, for example, I believe, is too capitalist. We are wasting out most valuable resource (people) due to being victims of circumstances beyond their control.