"Breakfast has the potential to be very profitable," says Sara Senatore of Bernstein, a research firm, "because the margins can be high."

伯恩斯坦研究公司的萨拉·塞纳托雷表示：“早餐业务有可能非常赚钱，因为其利润可以很高。”

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At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.

Arts Economics 研究公司的创始人克莱尔·麦克安德鲁估算，在2007年的巅峰期，它的价值约为650亿美元，是五年前的两倍。

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Last year, America's ad market shrank by 9.8%, according to CMR, a research firm.

根据美兰德媒体调查显示，去年美国的广告市场萎缩了9.8%。

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"The forecasts I've seen and this is from a research firm called Insight Media, forecast sales to increase from 3.3 million this year to 50 million by 2015.

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Daryll Kimball,the Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, a private research firm, says President Obama is more skeptical about the missile-defense system.

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A survey by Harris Interactive, a public opinion research firm, found that nearly plan to increase their charitable giving once the economy improves.

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Datamonitor, a research firm, reckons the market will shrink by 1.7% a year until 2008.

ECONOMIST: New competition means doorstep lenders are in trouble

IDC, a research firm, says China will become the world's biggest market for smartphones this year.

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One consistent critic has been Sam Hamadeh, CEO of PrivCo, a research firm that tracks private companies.

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