This quarter, the top five external risks cited were: 1) oil/commodity prices, 2) U.S. economy pullback, 3) new/burdensome regulation, 4) the upcoming election/political uncertainty in the U.S., and 5) global growth/recession/volatility and capital ...
Concerns about both the U.S. and global economy have led to sharply lower expectations for key performance indicators, the survey found. Profits are expected to grow less than one percent over the next 12 months, down from a projected two percent ...
Small business owners are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the economy. According to the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard, optimism has dropped 10% since last January, and 16% since May.
Of U.S. companies with between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue, close to three quarters (73%) are optimistic that the economy will grow over the next year, and 75% believe that growth will positively affect their business, according to an ...