A new survey of chief financial officers shows a surge of optimism among these financial professionals about the current and future states of major economic regions as well as their own company prospects. After declining for two quarters, net optimism ...
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 ...
Small and mid-sized business owners are cautious about the next six months amid greater pessimism about the economy given the stock market volatility and presidential election rhetoric, according to the latest PNC Economic Outlook Survey findings.
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 ...