Near the end of the first orbit, Glenn reported a problem.

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In that case, if exporters are struggling to sell their products, the more apparent near-term problem is that their own high prices are making inventory clearing a distant object.

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The storage sector's near-term visibility problem "is not likely to be convincingly better for several months, " she said.

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Unfortunately, the near-term budget problem pales compared to the longer-term challenge.

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