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Stuck on Hold

Most CFOs in the latest Duke/CFO survey have plans for growth, but weak employment is dampening their spirits.

July 15, 2010

Finance chiefs remain uncertain about the economy, and their lingering doubts bode poorly for the unemployment rate, according to the findings of the latest Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey. The survey, which polled 1,102 senior finance executives worldwide in late May and early June, finds that U.S. finance chiefs have, to put it mildly, limited plans to hire. Read more...

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