All this adds up to a very uncertain environment, and not just for finance chiefs.
How can business hope to remain both competitive and honest in this uncertain environment?
But Mr Moulton said he was concerned about the uncertain environment for business over the next five years.
Unfortunately, though, a final result of today's uncertain environment is that the Fed's perceived prudence may itself backfire.
These organizational dictates work well in China, and companies operate with speed and focus in a shifting, uncertain environment.
No corporation dares step up capital spending in this uncertain environment.
The market seems to get a boost from earnings season every time around, with corporations holding onto cash and cutting costs rather than hiring aggressively in this uncertain environment.
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Individual investors continue to fret about the slowing pace of the economic recovery, the inability of the stock market to establish a short-term bottom, the federal deficit, and the generally uncertain environment.
Even Europe, for that matter, has not performed badly given the uncertain macroeconomic environment currently.
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The cash purchase price provides certainty of value to Take-Two's stockholders in today's uncertain economic environment.
Renault chief Carlos Ghosn warned last July that the carmaker was in a "difficult and uncertain" environment.
That is not surprising given the current uncertain investment environment and the high degree of pessimism about the stock market.
Caution likely dominates Pyongyang today since dramatic change would require consensus among factions operating in a highly uncertain political environment.
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But, against the backdrop of an uncertain economic environment, we are focused on maintaining a strong risk profile and carefully managing expenses.
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This is particularly important in a highly dynamic and uncertain security environment.
Mr Matthews of Bank Julius Baer said these worries had made the banks "even more cautious about lending in an uncertain economic environment".
Most employees describe the Ambassador as aggressive, bullying, hostile, and intimidating, which has resulted in an extremely difficult, unhappy, and uncertain work environment.
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Given the uncertain economic environment, competitive dynamics and soft Consumer business, Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down 2-5 percent from second-quarter levels.
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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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Undocumented immigrants are reluctant to report crimes, unable to hold many types of jobs, and discouraged from making long-term investments in an uncertain legal environment.
Looking ahead, growth will not be easy, or cheap, as competition will only increase in an uncertain economic environment while the cost of content is rising.
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Supporters of the rendition and detention programs say they were an important component of national security policy in the uncertain threat environment following the 2001 attacks.
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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Both of these administration officials said there were no plans for any shakeup at the Pentagon, though they did caution that with the investigations continuing, it remained an uncertain political environment.
Thus, the order cancellation is primarily an effort on part of the airline to save on expenditures and add capacity at a slower pace in light of the uncertain macroeconomic environment.
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Nevertheless, the Bank is facing an uncertain global environment, and so by prolonging the rate hikes it is hoping that some of that uncertainty abates, and the outcome is favorable for Brazil.
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That was through a pretty uncertain economic environment.
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Given a still uncertain earnings environment for Wall Street titans and Main Street lenders, net buybacks that drive share counts lower could help drive overall earnings per share growth in 2013 for a handful of banks.
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Notably, we were able to achieve 7% organic growth for the year on a pro forma basis amid an uncertain economic environment while continuing the integration in a manner that allowed us to exceed our original cost synergy targets.
And, because myriad Dodd-Frank rules remain unwritten and banks are facing the phase-in of new Basel III standards, to increase profits, banks can either make a riskier loan in an uncertain regulatory environment, or cool their heels and collect a small but risk-free return.
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