In the next couple of years, the businesses that thrive will be those that are tight with costs, careful of debt, cautious with cash flow and extremely attentive to what customers want.

在未来的几年里，那些紧缩成本、注重债务、注重现金流且高度关注客户需求的企业将会迎来其商业鼎盛期。

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In spite of the efforts of central Banks to boost liquidity, credit markets also remain extremely tight and investors are cautious about further heavy losses from the world's major investment Banks.

尽管英国央行为刺激流动性做出了努力，信贷市场仍旧资金紧张，投资者对世界主要投行进一步的大幅亏损仍然保持着警惕。

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But I think it will return to being tight on Wednesday and it will be one of those cautious affairs that we have come to expect.

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Since finances remain tight for many households, Americans are still cautious with credit cards and seem to be cutting back on purchases made with plastic to avoid new debt.

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Tight credit markets at home and sluggish markets outside China made everyone cautious.

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