Economics

After Long Covid, U.S. Businesses Get Ready for Long Inflation

  • Economists see case for high prices lasting well into 2023
  • Wage bills start to rise at businesses around the country
Explain This: Inflation
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As U.S. businesses and consumers weather the highest inflation in four decades, some firms are already betting those cost increases will be around for longer than many economists are predicting.