http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/07/28/pay-up-the-companies-charging-you-more/
Inflation is mild? That’s what the government says, but investors
paying attention to earnings calls are hearing something they haven’t
heard in a awhile: Some bold companies are raising prices.
Companies aren’t required to disclose price hikes, but attentive
investors can find clues of where they’re happening. Companies like
burrito chain Chipotle (CMG), cigarette maker Philip Morris International (PM) and health-care goods seller Allergan (AGN)
told investors during second-quarter conference calls how they’ve been
successfully jacking up prices or selling more high-priced items.
At least 11 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 mentioned
raising prices during conference calls over the past three weeks. The
number is relatively small, but investors hope there’s more to come,
since it’s still early in the reporting season and more than half the
companies in the S&P 500 have yet to report.
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