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Why Stagflation Is Crushing Small Business Margins
Episode 8 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo examines how high inflation and slow growth are squeezing small and mid-size businesses, using the recent collapse of a regional furniture chain and new NFIB data on profit margins. Lucas and Luna discuss why small firms lack the pricing power of large corporations, how rising labor costs and input prices are eroding bottom lines, and what the record-low small business optimism index signals for the broader economy. They also explore whether the AI productivity boom could help smaller players adapt, or if it will only widen the gap with big…
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