Management blamed the moderation on a decline in consumer confidence and the macro environment.
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But the scary macro environment is causing investors to overlook some very bullish factors.
Finally, we see Microsoft as a solid defensive play in a tough macro environment.
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Companies have good fundamentals today, but the problem is the macro environment of the world.
These moves could help ensure that the bookings growth remain robust despite a volatile macro environment.
Reluctance across the majority of distributors and end-market customers to build inventories through an unknown macro environment.
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However the macro environment and order patterns remain very fluid and lead-times are near historical lows, impacting visibility.
When investing, it is always good to step back, take a deep breath and assess the current macro environment.
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Along with a better-than-expected macro environment in August, surplus inflows to the loan market lifted secondary prices and pressured new-issue clearing yields lower.
In light of the uncertain macro environment, Intel?s customers are maintaining a lean inventory which in turn leads to lower demand for its microprocessors.
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Presenting a variety of scenarios, they recognize that the macro environment, along with the monetary policy outlook, stand ready to put upward pressure on gold.
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The economy in the U.S. is strengthening, Asia is in full recovery mode and, if anything, the macro environment for stocks is improving, not deteriorating.
Echelon Corp (ELON): Visibility stays constrained and compounded by tough comps (wind-down of large projects), as sustained breakeven goals remain difficult in this macro environment.
Concerns over the macro environment are also taking a toll on competitors Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco, with the latter doing slightly better than the rest.
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Concerns over the macro environment are taking a toll on competitors Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco as well, with the latter doing slightly better than the rest.
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Despite the uncertain macro environment, we expect Apple to sustain above-peer revenue growth, upward-trending margins, and incremental market penetration opportunities to fend off competitive and economic challenges.
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Yes, I perform due diligence, but the property has to excite me in terms of entrepreneurial dynamics, its place in the macro environment and special operating competence.
Companies including Intel and Dow Chemical have toned down expectations for the back half of the year given the challenging macro environment and lack of visibility.
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Backed by continued acceleration in hotel bookings and higher international revenues, leading online travel agency Expedia posted yet another quarter of solid growth despite a weak macro environment.
In addition to Juniper, concerns over the macro environment are taking a toll on competitors Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco as well, with the latter doing slightly better than the rest.
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We believe that with an improving macro environment, a gamut of new products and platforms, participation across a range compute devices and its manufacturing leadership can help Intel achieve financial growth in 2013.
It anticipates a marginal increase in Q2 2013 revenue on account of seasonal factors and expects the macro environment to improve thereon as the industry accepts innovative form factors in ultrabooks, convertibles and detachables.
While Goldman is the gold standard in the trading business, with its fixed income, currencies and commodities trading division one of the most profitable in the industry, the macro environment has a been difficult one for trading in the last half of the year.
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Consequently, as we look at companies today with a lot of cash on their balance sheets, but a lot of uncertainty in the macro environment, technology is actually a very interesting place for companies to make capital investments today, because technology investments tend to be productivity enhancing and not capacity enhancing.
Having said that, I think that most people should have a realistic view that the financial markets are in dire straits, relative to this macro environment with what is going on with currencies, what is going on with the global economy and significant government intervention in the west, in Japan, in those markets and in those economies.
Though recent economic data has offered some encouraging signs for the recovery, Hoversen argued that given the quality of the recovery and the fact that the main driver behind the earnings is cost cutting and a base effect, the currency markets seem to be reacting to a momentum that doesn't accurately reflect the state of the macro environment.
And, in the current economic environment with slowdown in Europe, weak macro economic environment in the U.S. and slowing growth in emerging markets like China and India, many in the airline industry anticipate low sales for these super jumbos to continue over the near term.
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However, on the revenue side, the macro-environment continues to be challenging for our businesses.
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Additionally, in view of the weak macro economic environment, global TV shipments are likely to remain flat in 2013.
As optimism in the macro-environment slowly returns, we expect enterprises to loosen their purse strings more and invest heavily in their network infrastructure.
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