And those who cited uncertainty as the reason for not investing, claimed that they were holding back because they did not know what would happen to taxes, business regulation, the deficit, the budget and the economy.
One reason is uncertainty over the investigation of Mr Campbell, who still commands the loyalty of many black voters.
Jim, well, what about there's a way that this bad news is good in a sense, because I recall, over the summer, part of the great uncertainty, part of the reason there was a crisis is that nobody seemed to know how much money was being lost and how much risk was out there.
Dr Evans's and Dr Schamberg's study does not examine the nature of the stress that the children of the poor are exposed to, but it is now well established that poor adults live stressful lives, and not just for the obvious reason that poverty brings uncertainty about the future.
Given all of the uncertainty surrounding Europe, there is no reason why the Euro should have appreciated by 18 percent against the dollar over the past 15 months, other than purchases by China.
Jobs has given no specific reason for the leave, heightening uncertainty and worry about his departure.
But the uncertainty created by market turmoil gave him a good reason to wait while still stressing medium-term inflationary risks.
The argument has even been floated that uncertainty over the committee's role was one reason for the rather low voter turnout.
Although the Bank believes net outflows should stop in the coming months, Nomura says they little reason for such optimism given the lingering uncertainty about future tax policies under a new government.
What they can not live with is uncertainty about the future, and that is the reason that equities, commodities, and other risky assets have sold off sharply, and why there is a rush into safe havens, such as U.S. government debt and the U.S. dollar (NYSE: UUP).
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The uncertainty about Iraq's future financial condition is one reason why it is proving hard for it to attract new investment.
And analysts are saying that the reason that this is happening is because of uncertainty about the American economy, that we are entering a double-dip recession, or at the very least a period of real softness and weakness for the U.S. economy.
One reason why markets eventually shunned Greece, Portugal and Ireland was the uncertainty about how far their debts might rise.
The uncertainty of succession at News Corp, some people believe, is part of the reason why John Malone, boss of Liberty Media, decided to buy more voting shares in the company last year.
The main reason for Apple announcing a lower gross margin outlook for Q3 was the uncertainty behind the raw material supply chain issues prevailing during the last few quarters due to the Japan tragedy.
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While that might sound a bit pretentious, and just about as fun as, say, a sewing needle injury, Fashion's Night Out started for a more practical reason: To help the struggling U.S. clothing industry in an era of economic uncertainty.
The third reason that the Eurozone matters to the U.S. is that many people are affected by the uncertainty that it produces.
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