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In reply to the discussion: Revealed: Top US Corporations Raising Prices on Americans Even as Profits Surge [View all]multigraincracker
(36,338 posts)29. I don't see the supply in that formula.
Replace supply with speculation. In the last year the supply of gasoline has remained the same. The fear of war is the only change. When Russia entered Ukraine, the price jumped. No change in supply or demand. Price went up almost a buck. The fear of less oil(what the market Would bear)jumped up.
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Revealed: Top US Corporations Raising Prices on Americans Even as Profits Surge [View all]
eissa
Apr 2022
OP
It has been repeated ad nauseum to little effect. It is what it is ... uninformed but misinformed
KPN
Apr 2022
#1
Even with oil at $100/barrel, that does not require an increase in the
world wide wally
Apr 2022
#14
Where do you live that shipping and refining don't require any energy?
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2022
#21
Where does moving ten times as much product not require an increase in expense?
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2022
#26
The fact that every mention of inflation doesn't include this info is media dereliction of duty. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2022
#7
"Price gouging" could be responsible for some, but yes there is inflation. Call it a hoax
Hoyt
Apr 2022
#12
The oil market is not something I ordinarily follow on a day-to-day basis.
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2022
#30
Laws written over the last 4 decades have steadily moderated the risks inherent in businesses.
jaxexpat
Apr 2022
#22
profit is not inflation, when demand is high, prices will rise regardless of profit
AlexSFCA
Apr 2022
#27