Tag: price increases
Why corporations buy their own shares
background As of: May 3, 2024 11:47 a.m Mercedes is doing it, as are Siemens, Apple and Berkshire Hathaway: share buybacks are increasing. What goals the companies are pursuing –…
High cocoa prices could make chocolate more expensive
As of: March 26, 2024 2:27 p.m At Easter of all times, cocoa prices no longer seem to have a limit. On the New York Commodity Exchange, the price per…
Cost shock for district heating: High additional payments burden tenants
background As of: February 17, 2024 10:17 a.m District heating is considered the heating of the future. But some tenants are being caught off guard by enormous sums in their…
Consumer advocates are calling for hidden price increases to be identified
As of: November 9th, 2023 8:26 a.m Consumer advocates are calling for indirect price increases to be marked, which come about through less content at the same price. They accuse…
Social inequality: Less is nothing
Food, energy and petrol prices have skyrocketed since the spring. And again, the crisis does not affect all income brackets equally. Visiting a family that can hardly cover their costs.…