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On the Mend

Finance chiefs in the latest Duke/CFO survey see signs of a strengthening recovery, but employment continues to lag.

March 3, 2010

At last, some good news. For the first time in more than a year, finance chiefs expect double-digit growth in earnings and significant growth in capital spending over the next 12 months, according to the Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2010. Finance chiefs are also loosening the reins on technology spending, research and development spending, and marketing and advertising spending. Read more...

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