Behind the Money

Are big corporate profits to blame for inflation?

Greedflation. Price gouging. Pandemic profiteering. What happens when turning a profit is considered a bad thing? In this week’s episode, the FT’s US business editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains how a new message around corporate profits is resonating with the American public and causing headaches for executives.  Clip courtesy of Bloomberg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/45b80dac-2160-4fb3-b9d9-5b7618af5175" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US companies face rising battle to fend off vilification over ‘excess’ profits</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d6a9e937-1b5e-4c5b-8338-1e112ee0be0d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Biden blasts Chevron chief as ‘sensitive’ after fuel-price criticism</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e4a818e5-4039-46d9-abe0-b703f33d0f9b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The war on ‘woke capitalism’</a>  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson (<a href="https://twitter.com/Edgecliffe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Edgecliffe</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>)  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ef4e1be1-67aa-40cf-8a45-25086e0a42ac" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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