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Time’s up for the ‘I don’t know’ CEO

by Mark Raskino  |  December 17, 2009  |  Comments Off

At the beginning of 2009 we noticed a pattern in CEO story-lines.  Announcing annual results, business leaders would comment on the unexpected banking bombshell of 3Q 08, the consequences for their industry and the sudden loss of business.  An emergency cost cutting action plan was already underway and the company was safe and stabilising in [...]

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Brighter US CEO mood, jobless recovery, but CapEx to be won

by Mark Raskino  |  December 10, 2009  |  1 Comment

This week the Business Roundtable (an association of the Chief Executives of large companies) posted it’s quarterly confidence index. The number was positive, in line with the belief that the US is coming out of recession and a return to growth is on the cards for 2010. However expectations of a US employment increase have [...]

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