Pilgrim’s Pride looks to increase prices in the face of soaring input costs
Pilgrim’s Price (PPC) is the second-largest chicken producer in the world. It emerged from bankruptcy…
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Dr. Duru Deltic Timber riding all-time highs despite declines in lumber prices
Deltic Timber (DEL) reported earnings earlier this week that were severely down year-over-year. DEL, a…
Panera Bread expecting just modest inflation in second half of 2011
Panera Bread (PNRA) will be raising prices and expects the increases to stick. In narrowing…
Can the Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group Succeed Without Examining Monetary Policy?
Time for some comedic relief. On my main site “One-Twenty Two” I posted my own…
Prices for lamb at record highs
“Agflation” remains strong. The price of lambs is up 58% to $2.20/pound, a record high.…
Fleckenstein declares deflation “dead”
I am two months late on this one. In February, Bill Fleckenstein refuted the notion…
Input costs drive more price increases at AK Steel
What’s a debate about inflation without more price hikes from a steel company? AK Steel…
Hedging activity by copper producers hits five-year highs
In “Miners Bet on Falling Copper Prices,” the Financial Times reports that concerns over softening…
Meet Prices Leap Upward in February
In February, the average retail price of a broad selection of meets lept upward. In…
Wages in Australia Continue to Rise Strongly
In “Australia Boom Pays Men Without Degree More Than Bernanke“, Bloomberg uses a gimmicky title…