Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation
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Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation

Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months.
Higher Food Prices Bring Bigger Profits, but Consumers Start to Resist
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Higher Food Prices Bring Bigger Profits, but Consumers Start to Resist

Some of the biggest packaged food companies raised their prices last quarter and their profits rose, but some customers were starting to cut back or trade down.