• calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    After holding the line on prices for several months, companies—big and small—have begun a new round of increases, in some cases by high-single-digit percentage points.

    Companies had raised prices last year after tariffs hoisted costs. Yet starting in the fall, many firms held off on increases and sometimes offered discounts to capture holiday shoppers.

    Starting in the fall. It’s not even spring yet. So by “several” months you mean, what, three?

    Prices on the most affordable imported goods are up by 2.3% since dipping at the end of November

    Less than three months works as “several” for the Wall Street Journal. Yikes!

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      You know they’re all obliged to spin things to please their masters owners. There isn’t a single large media source I fully trust anymore - even PBS/NPR are a bit less straightforward than they used to be.