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America’s latest inflation wave is all about corporations ‘using excuses’ and ‘cover’ to increase profits, says top UBS economist (fortune.com)

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“We’re seeing this expansion of margin under the cover of, ‘Oh, it’s a general inflation problem, we can’t help it,’ Paul Donovan of UBS said Thursday.

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[–] itsjustallergies 1 points 1 year ago

the actual indicator of corporations taking advantage of the situation is the profit margin, not the pure dollar increase

Agreed. Profit margins are a much better indicator of how much corporations are taking advantage of the situation