On today’s What Next, owenslindsay1 on the connections between corporate profiteering and inflation.
Consumers are paying higher prices almost everywhere as inflation continues to rise. But corporate earnings calls have revealed that many companies are using inflation as a cover to jack up prices and increase profits — all on the backs of customers.
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