[arrosenberg]

> Thank you, that's actually the first interpretation that makes total sense to me. If you know that sources of financing are drying up and will stay that way into the foreseeable future, raising prices to make up for it does seem like the most obvious thing to do.

* When you have a monopoly or cartel and you don't face pricing pressure from competitors. In a competitive market they would have to cut margins, not raise prices. Antitrust, now.