Relative, not absolute, oil prices impact the economy
James Hamilton posted a quick study of the impact of oil prices on car sales…
2012
Dr. Duru General Mills fighting food inflation with innovation
Tom Hudson from the Nightly Business Report just tweeted the following: “how @generalmills is fighting…
Whirlpool fights input costs with price increases and productivity gains
Whirlpool (WHR) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings February 1, 2012. The company reported on…
Prices going up yet again at the company lunch counter
Last year, my company raised prices 4-5% on food in its cafeterias. With the ink…
Despite declining coffee prices, Starbucks ($SBUX) hiking some prices by 1%
Although agricultural prices have generally decreaed for several months, coffee included, Starbucks (SBUX) announced today…
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an…