It’s really heartbreaking to see how inflation and recession impact low-income families. The cost of living keeps rising, and many struggle just to meet basic needs, let alone save or invest. It’s a reminder of the importance of finding ways to create financial opportunities. You've helped me a lot sir Brian! Imagine i invested $50,000 and received $190,500 after 14 days
Some persons think inves'tin is all about buying stocks; I think going into the stock market without a good experience is a big risk, that's why I'm lucky to have seen someone like mr Brian C Nelson.
When you have record inflation, you have to have record corporate profits just to stay even. Investors know this. If your profits stay the same during inflation, you’re going backwards and you will lose investors.
Don't worry people, the guy from Bloomberg says it's not corporate greed...I swear this stuff writes itself. I felt a bad take coming in from her tone of voice, this is running interference for corporate interest
What about the part where as an example JBS USA controls the majority supply of meats in this country? In other words if something has chicken in it, all grocery stores eventually come back to what JBS thinks the price should be. Rinse and repeat for every other type of good that has a monopoly in it. Isn't it possible that that is a better source for describing the greed inflation?
Yeah, the focus on retail margins exclusively is such a tiny slice of the whole picture. It becomes increasingly complicated, of course, but if we see margins rising across the supply chain, well those are obviously going to compound at the point of purchase even if the retail margins did not expand much alone. My pet (totally unsubstantiated, but intuitive) theory is that short-run supply chain contractions led to long-run "optimizations" on margins across the supply chain, which leads to some goods getting hit with compounding increase in price more badly than others.
Cargill is another, from contracts blocking farmers, ranchers selling outside of the Cargill chain, to paying people in slaughter houses the minimum the corporate will agree to. JBS, Cargill both have processing, distribution controls.
So, grocery chains experience only small increases in gross margins? That is only "marginally" reassuring since they operate on small margins to begin with. Does a small increase in gross margin translate to large increase in the end profit margin? In Canada, we have similar lack of competition in the grocery sector. Somehow, major grocery chains managed to double their profits in $ while maintaining their % profitability (around 3%, I believe). Hence, a doubling of dividends for shareholders and big comp increases for execs. It was shocking to watch the CEO of a major grocery chain, testifying in Parliament, defend their right to maintain their profit margin like it was a 'religious' right. Meanwhile, everyone from the media, to economists, to CEO's , the central bank and consumers pile on when employees ask for their wages to keep up with inflation.
Another thing that has changed about people's consumption patterns in the past 20 years is they simply eat more food, especially ultra-processed food, than ever before in the history of humankind. Hence the obesity epidemic.
Call me an anarchist but I don't think they should raise the prices of goods during emergencies. Like your house might collapse so we're gonna charge you $6 more for nails :) I don't care about supply and demand, I don't care about theoretical numbers, I don't care about lines on graphs. I want to live a life of joy and safety without having to sell my leg for it.
Corporate greed---human greed---is a given. As is the fact that humans often do not act in their own best interest. Higher prices are a basic feature in a system that demands continuous economic growth and inflation is a common outlier within the vagaries of human economics. Governments may be able to _affect_ the economy, but no one can _manage_ it Universally-applicable economic theories are a matter of faith, not science.
If you inflate the currency, then every year there are profits, they will be record profits. Otherwise there are losses, and soon they will be out of business, and unable to pay tax or produce societal benefits. So no, record profits don't tell the whole story. Esp not when it's every company at the same time. Then you should look for a common factor, like the value of the currency for example
I hate this commentator's "a mile a minute prattle" it stresses me out. She could slow down, speak more concisely and get her point across more effectively
Vocal fry is tearing at the fabric of this country a lot of people think its the rapacity of entrepreneurial political actors tje apathy of the people and thats fine its all true its all true but long term alien anthropologists will look at the remains 9f our culture and say actually it really started to slide when vocal fry was normalised in polite society and anyboby old enough to remember it was once considered too childish and undignified to stand as an example 9f any ohh im sorry im getting a call
Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to. Start saving, keep saving, and stick to investments.
It’s really heartbreaking to see how inflation and recession impact low-income families. The cost of living keeps rising, and many struggle just to meet basic needs, let alone save or invest. It’s a reminder of the importance of finding ways to create financial opportunities. You've helped me a lot sir Brian! Imagine i invested $50,000 and received $190,500 after 14 days
Absolutely! Profits are possible, especially now, but complex transactions should be handled by experienced market professionals.
Some persons think inves'tin is all about buying stocks; I think going into the stock market without a good experience is a big risk, that's why I'm lucky to have seen someone like mr Brian C Nelson.
Finding yourself a good broker is as same as finding a good wife, which you go less stress, you get just enough with so much little effort at things
Brian demonstrates an excellent understanding of market trends, making well informed decisions that leads to consistent profit
Corporate Greed & 45s tariffs from his term explain it.
Record corporate profits make it pretty obvious, no? Welcome to the United Corporations of America.
When you have record inflation, you have to have record corporate profits just to stay even. Investors know this. If your profits stay the same during inflation, you’re going backwards and you will lose investors.
Don't worry people, the guy from Bloomberg says it's not corporate greed...I swear this stuff writes itself. I felt a bad take coming in from her tone of voice, this is running interference for corporate interest
He still accounts 25% of grocery rise to "greed". Why this is downplayed, I don't know, that's a huge effect on the price for consumers.
I’m not sure this was Atlantic’s best work
When push comes to shove, liberals will always run interference for the rich.
What about the part where as an example JBS USA controls the majority supply of meats in this country? In other words if something has chicken in it, all grocery stores eventually come back to what JBS thinks the price should be. Rinse and repeat for every other type of good that has a monopoly in it. Isn't it possible that that is a better source for describing the greed inflation?
Yeah, the focus on retail margins exclusively is such a tiny slice of the whole picture. It becomes increasingly complicated, of course, but if we see margins rising across the supply chain, well those are obviously going to compound at the point of purchase even if the retail margins did not expand much alone.
My pet (totally unsubstantiated, but intuitive) theory is that short-run supply chain contractions led to long-run "optimizations" on margins across the supply chain, which leads to some goods getting hit with compounding increase in price more badly than others.
Cargill is another, from contracts blocking farmers, ranchers selling outside of the Cargill chain, to paying people in slaughter houses the minimum the corporate will agree to.
JBS, Cargill both have processing, distribution controls.
Those greedy ceos are also responsible for venezuela.
So, grocery chains experience only small increases in gross margins? That is only "marginally" reassuring since they operate on small margins to begin with. Does a small increase in gross margin translate to large increase in the end profit margin?
In Canada, we have similar lack of competition in the grocery sector. Somehow, major grocery chains managed to double their profits in $ while maintaining their % profitability (around 3%, I believe). Hence, a doubling of dividends for shareholders and big comp increases for execs.
It was shocking to watch the CEO of a major grocery chain, testifying in Parliament, defend their right to maintain their profit margin like it was a 'religious' right. Meanwhile, everyone from the media, to economists, to CEO's , the central bank and consumers pile on when employees ask for their wages to keep up with inflation.
What an intelligent question! Proving again how hyper-intellectual The Atlantic is.
Yall out here trying to run interference for the corporations? Bad look.
We don't know where he's from, when he recites a short list of unfamiliar store names. We only know he's not from around here.
Another thing that has changed about people's consumption patterns in the past 20 years is they simply eat more food, especially ultra-processed food, than ever before in the history of humankind. Hence the obesity epidemic.
Yes. It can.
I'm as mad as hell, and I am not going to take it anymore!
Call me an anarchist but I don't think they should raise the prices of goods during emergencies. Like your house might collapse so we're gonna charge you $6 more for nails :)
I don't care about supply and demand, I don't care about theoretical numbers, I don't care about lines on graphs. I want to live a life of joy and safety without having to sell my leg for it.
Corporate greed---human greed---is a given. As is the fact that humans often do not act in their own best interest. Higher prices are a basic feature in a system that demands continuous economic growth and inflation is a common outlier within the vagaries of human economics. Governments may be able to _affect_ the economy, but no one can _manage_ it Universally-applicable economic theories are a matter of faith, not science.
Thank you for your work
Does it really take an hour to say "yes?"
If you inflate the currency, then every year there are profits, they will be record profits. Otherwise there are losses, and soon they will be out of business, and unable to pay tax or produce societal benefits.
So no, record profits don't tell the whole story. Esp not when it's every company at the same time. Then you should look for a common factor, like the value of the currency for example
It's the millionaires and the billionaires and soon to be, if not already, the zilionaoresss..😭
I hate this commentator's "a mile a minute prattle" it stresses me out. She could slow down, speak more concisely and get her point across more effectively
Vocal fry is tearing at the fabric of this country a lot of people think its the rapacity of entrepreneurial political actors tje apathy of the people and thats fine its all true its all true but long term alien anthropologists will look at the remains 9f our culture and say actually it really started to slide when vocal fry was normalised in polite society and anyboby old enough to remember it was once considered too childish and undignified to stand as an example 9f any ohh im sorry im getting a call