These burdens are occurring amid tepid loan growth and in a low interest rate environment that contributes to net interest margin contraction.
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Since stocks typically underperform in a deflationary environment, which leaves little room for margin expansion, Credit Suisse recommends cash and short-dated bonds.
With the economic environment improving slightly in 2010, its EBITDA margin also improved, and we expect the produced coal EBITDA margin to increase to around 18% by the end of the Trefis forecast period.
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Despite this difficult environment, we were able to meet our expectations for margin through disciplined expense management.
Therefore, strong labor demand in an environment of falling growth and productivity translates into falling profits and margin compression.
Unlike earlier non-social ad units, they appear right in the Newsfeed, not along the right margin, making them a viable format for the all-important mobile environment.
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Despite this environment, we executed effectively during the quarter, improving our gross margin and operating results.
However, with the economic environment getting slightly better in 2009, the Wealth Management Americas operating margin increased to 1% in 2009.
Operating in an environment of continuous feedback and best practices sharing, and a high margin for risk, CDFIs have evolved into nimble, adaptable entities that can serve distressed marketplaces, which also now happen to be the fastest growing in this country.
He believes the consumer and competitive environment remains intensely challenging and will lead to identical store sales and profit margin challenges.
Net interest margin declined to 3.66%, a reflection of the low interest rate environment being orchestrated by the Federal Reserve thanks to its asset purchase programs over the past several years aimed at greasing the skids for an economic recovery.
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But like his fellow soldiers, he grows up immediately in a cruel and foreign environment where, if you want to survive your first jungle patrol, there is no margin for error, or mercy.
We have maintained our estimates despite a difficult business environment as we believe the expected sales from merchandise and media should offset the decline in operating margin forecasts.
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