The U.S. economy ended 2023 on a positive note, most economists seem to agree. Growth is up, jobs numbers are strong, and inflation is at a three-year low. “Overall, it’s been doing really well. The GDP has been growing. We didn’t have the recession that a lot of us have been anticipating,” says Selcuk Eren, a senior […]
“Many large firms, beyond just the commodities sector, are using their power to preserve their profit margins,” said the co-author of a new report. A pair of London-based think tanks released research Thursday showing that corporate profits contributed substantially to the high inflation that the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other major nations experienced amid […]
“It’s shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes.” As the U.S. government on Wednesday released its latest inflation report, the watchdog Accountable.US put out a new analysis detailing how Americans face food insecurity while major food corporations are […]
“American families working to put food on the table deserve to know whether the increased prices they are paying for eggs represent a legitimate response to reduced supply or out-of-control corporate greed.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katie Porter on Thursday demanded answers from the five largest egg producers in the United States over recent price surges that companies […]