one, we came -- the u.s. in particular came roaring out of covid. we really have had a pretty strong recovery. you can see that in the jobs numbers that we saw yesterday and over the last few months. but there's another factor and the president has been pointing at this is that are companies charging too much? are they using their spare cash to pay back shareholders, or to pump more, do more r&d. that's a big question. and i think you're going to see biden putting a lot more pressure on companies around this issue. >> have a listen to cecelia ruse talking about the challenges facing the economy right now. >> the most obvious is the russian invasion of ukraine. this may well put pressure on energy and food prices. that could reinforce inflation which was already an issue prior to the invasion due to the pandemic and a strong demand for goods. >> we talked about fuel.