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Capital City Hoo

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Expectations have been completely unrealistic


Did people really expect most public companies to come out and tell investors they're reducing prices because (commodity) input prices have dropped? In fact, I think we've seen companies taking even more on rates, now understanding more about elasticity in the real world than they may have before. Things may cool off a bit (we're finally seeing real backlash wrt fast food and some other goods and services), but they won't go back.

I haven't checked the wage data in a while, but we did see a spike there too (a major factor in most companies' cost structure). I was (and still am to some degree) worried about a wage-price spiral. Nobody is going to take a hit to the bottom line unless they have to.

(In response to this post by hoolstoptheheels)

Posted: 03/14/2024 at 09:00AM



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