If you haven’t heard a lot about pricing power this earnings season, there’s a good reason: There hasn’t been a lot of it to go around. Many of the companies that have opted to pass along higher costs to consumers in the form of price increases are seeing lower volumes. There are a number of reasons for this, including tougher comparisons with last year’s results, lower demand and constrained supply. Despite this, there are some firms – like most (but not all) travel companies – that are still exhibiting strong pricing power. Outside the travel space, a prime example is Goodyear Tire , which posted its second-quarter results Friday morning. The tire maker continues to do very well despite raw material inflation pressures. Its earnings per share handily beat analyst estimates by 10 cents, and shares are trading higher. Net income rose to $166 million, or 58 cents per share, from…
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