Tuesday, November 23, 2021

WHY WALL STREET LOVES JOE BIDEN'S INFLATION - RAKING IN THE PROFITS LIKE BIG OIL - Report: General Mills Will Raise Prices up to 20 Percent in January

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Report: General Mills Will Raise Prices up to 20 Percent in January

Boxes of General Mills Lucky Charms cereal sit on display in a market in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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General Mills informed its retail customers that prices would rise on hundreds of its items throughout dozens of its brands in mid-January, according to a report.

The report from CNN Business indicated that the company sent a letter to at least one major regional wholesale supplier indicating that the company intends on raising its prices and that they “will go up by around 20%” on some brands in mid-January. The letter was shared with CNN Business “on the condition of anonymity to protect the company’s relationship with its suppliers.”

A company leader told CNN Business that General Mills will pass along the increase of costs to the grocery and convenience stores, which will inevitably pass it on to customers.

Some of the company’s rising prices will include brands such as Annie’s, Progresso, Yoplait, Fruit Roll-Ups, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Wheaties, Reese’s Puffs, and Trix, according to the report.

The letter from General Mills indicated that the rising cost of goods was in response to the higher cost of materials and labor.

“The current operating environment is as dynamic as we’ve experienced in at least a decade, resulting in significant input cost inflation, labor shortages, and challenges servicing the business,” General Mills said.

General Mills, in September, reportedly said that it already expected its input cost inflation to be between seven and eight percent during the 2022 fiscal year.

General Mills is the latest company to announce its prices will rise next year, indicating that the issue of rising prices across the country is not going away soon. Procter & Gamble, Tysons, and Kraft Heinz have also announced price hikes, which will affect middle-class families. Earlier in November, the Department of Labor released data that showed nearly every price for breakfast items such as whole milk, eggs, bacon, juice, and coffee also rose sharply compared to last year. 

CNN Business noted that “rising inflation does not impact all shoppers equally,” indicating that it affects low-income Americans more, since they are “more exposed to the goods that are seeing prices rise the fastest, such as gas and rent, and they save less than higher-income groups.”

“Middle-class families are getting hosed as inflation set off by trillions in wasteful spending continues to make life less affordable than ever,” said Congressional Leadership Fund Communications Director Calvin Moore. “But even as costs rise out of control, Democrats want to pour gasoline on the fires of inflation with trillions for their far-left political agenda, no matter the cost to working Americans.” 

The House Democrats recently passed the infrastructure bill — which was ultimately signed into law by President Joe Biden — and passed the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act, the Democrats’ reconciliation infrastructure bill.

The second infrastructure bill is considered to be the “marquee legislation” for Biden’s legislative agenda and was recently revealed to be adding $750 billion to the American deficit over five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Additionally, a recent CBS/YouGov poll showed that a majority (61 percent) of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy and are feeling the effects of Biden’s struggling economy. 

Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter.

Bidenflation Causes Dollar Tree to Raise Prices by 25 Percent to $1.25

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: People walk by a Dollar Tree store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. As the income gap between rich and poor continues to grow, dollar and 99 cent stores have become increasingly popular in both urban and …
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President Joe Biden’s 30 year-high inflation has caused Dollar Tree to raise prices by 25 percent on the majority of its products, the company announced Tuesday.

After 35 years of offering consumers, often “low-income consumers,” everyday products for just a dollar, Dollar Tree customers will have to fork over 25 percent more money, or $1.25, to purchase the majority of goods sold in Dollar Tree stores.

“We experienced a strong finish to the quarter, as shoppers are increasingly focused on value in this inflationary environment,” President and CEO Michael Witynski stated. “Our Dollar Tree pricing tests have demonstrated broad consumer acceptance of the new price point and excitement about the additional offerings and extreme value we will be able to provide. Accordingly, we have begun rolling out the $1.25 price point at all Dollar Tree stores nationwide.”

The price increases are a result of “merchandise cost increases,” the company announced, which includes jammed supply chain points that have contributed to Biden’s inflation:

The new price point will enable Dollar Tree to return to its historical gross margin range by mitigating historically-high merchandise cost increases, including freight and distribution costs, as well as higher operating costs.

Inflation has pushed up many consumer prices as well as the prices paid by companies for the goods they sell. Dollar Tree, like many public companies, is under pressure from investors to hike prices to preserve profit margins in the face of escalating costs.

“The Company believes this is the appropriate time to shift away from the constraints of the $1.00 price point in order to continue offering extreme value to customers,” the company said. “This decision is permanent and is not a reaction to short-term or transitory market conditions.”

Dollar Tree is not the only company struggling with Bidenflation. Retail prices have increased, home prices have risen, food costs have skyrocketed, and energy prices have escalated.

Meanwhile, wages for the American worker have decreased. Breitbart News reported:

Bosses paid an average of 0.4 percent more per hour in October but prices paid by wage earners rose by 1.1 percent, pushing down real wages.

What’s more, because weekly hours fell 0.3 percent, average weekly earnings decreased by 1.0 percent after adjusting for inflation.

Compared with a year ago, inflation-adjusted hourly earnings fell 1.1 percent and weekly earnings fell 1.4 percent.

Biden’s answer to inflation has been pumping more money into the economy. Last week, Biden signed the $1.2 trillion so-called “infrastructure” bill into law after spending trillions more in the spring via the coronavirus relief package. The coronavirus relief paid people not to work, increasing labor costs.

Biden also intends to pump as much as $3.5 trillion more dollars into the economy by passing the reconciliation package.

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Joe Biden Addresses High Gas Prices: Americans Can Save Money if They Buy Electric Cars.... AND PLUG IT INTO THE WHITE HOUSE!


US President Joe Biden test drives an electric hummer as he tours the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden promoted his efforts to lower gas prices on Tuesday, but he reminded Americans they would save more money on gas if they owned electric cars.

“For the hundreds of thousands of folks who bought one of those electric cars, they’re going to save $800 to $1000 in fuel costs this year,” Biden said, referring to the $112,595 electric Hummer pickup he test drove at a General Motors factory in Detroit earlier this month.

The president appeared frustrated that some Americans continue blaming his environmental agenda for higher gas prices, dismissing it as a “myth.”

“My effort to combat climate change is not raising the price of gas, what it’s doing is increasing the availability of jobs,” Biden insisted.

He claimed his government subsidies for green energy and electric cars would only help Americans get jobs and save more money.

“Let’s do that. Let’s beat climate change. With more extensive innovation and opportunities,” Biden said, claiming the economy would be “less vulnerable to these kinds of price hikes” on fossil fuels.

The president notably suspended all federal leases on oil and gas and shut down the Keystone XL pipeline after taking office, which hurt the amount of domestic oil production.

Domestic oil production was on a steady rise in the United States when former president Donald Trump was in office until the coronavirus pandemic hit. Domestic oil production continues to lag even though the demand for oil has recovered.

Biden still has no plan to increase the domestic production of oil, but he frequently complains that OPEC+ nations are not releasing enough oil to the world.

The president has also resisted leveling an export ban of oil from the United States or loosening blending regulations and standards to alleviate the cost of production.

Biden announced plans to release 50 million gallons of oil from the Strategic Oil Reserves to help lower prices but cautioned Americans it would take a while to have an effect on gas prices.

“While our combined actions will not solve the problem of high gas prices overnight, it will make a difference,” he said. It will take time, but before long, you should see the price of gas drop where you fill up your tank.”

Biden’s efforts did not immediately have the desired effect on the oil market as prices rose over three percent per barrel on Tuesday morning after his announcement.

Rob Schneider Rips Biden Over Inflation: ‘Consider Never Voting Again for These A-Holes Who Hate You’

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Comedian and actor Rob Schneider has targeted the Biden administration for mockery over its inability to get a handle on soaring inflation, including energy prices. “Build back broker!” the Hollywood star joked.

Rob Schneider was responding to recent news that Americans will pay more than they ever have for their Thanksgiving meals. The average cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner for ten has soared 14 percent to $53.31, compared to last year’s $46.90, according to the Farm Bureau.

The price of a 16-pound turkey has skyrocketed by 24 percent to $23.99, or approximately $1.50 per pound.

Schneider also noted that during the Donald Trump administration, the U.S. had become energy independent thanks to a boost in domestic oil and natural gas production. The Biden administration has reversed the progress made under Trump by scaling back oil and gas production and shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline, with plans to close other pipelines.

Biden’s energy policies have hit consumers hard in the wallet, with the price of gas and heating oil hitting record highs.

The comedian urged his followers to “consider never voting again for these a-holes who hate you.”

NBC News was widely ridiculed this week for suggesting consumers consider giving up turkey this Thanksgiving as a way to deal with inflation. “Some guests may drop off the list. And that’s a way to cut costs too,” reporter Vicky Nguyen said on the Today show on Saturday.

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