Inflation here? gas/grocery prices just continue to climb

it does acknowledge that corporate profits account for around 40% - but yeah, whats the other 60%?

Id be willing to bet that the answer is quite convoluted and the author doesnt really feel like diving into and explaining to readers because that article would be 10,000 words and boring and gibberish to many.

Corporate profits are complicated, but it's essentially earnings net of expenses. It's very easy to increase expenses to reduce real profits while margins can increase.