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Investors are having to deal with the reality of lower corporate profits. And the stock market is starting to feel that impact.
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Investors are discounting as if the good news is going to continue and I'm not so certain it is. I've built up a lot of cash and taken profits where I can.
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Investors are concerned about whether strong earnings will continue in light of rising rates, ... There are worries about rising rates being a disincentive to continued business spending.
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Investors are attempting to square up their positions before the long weekend.
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Investors would feel greater confidence if they saw a flatter management structure ... Right now, it gives the appearance that it is a one man show with Scott.
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Investors will once again take this risk into account. The only thing we know about the current account deficit is that it can't go on forever.
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Investors were encouraged by the inflation figures. There was fear they would be considerably higher.
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Investors see EBay going outside of its core business here. What does that mean about its core business?
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In truth, every American administration since that of Franklin D. Roosevelt has maintained close ties with the Saudi rulers, and for a single, simple reason: oil.
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'Into the Blizzard' follows the author as he traces the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War: where they trained in Scotland, where they fought in Gallipoli and where they died at the Battle of the Somme in France.
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Investing capital in the free market creates innovation, businesses, jobs and economic growth. Investing capital in the government creates more bureaucracy, more paperwork and inefficiency.
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Investigative reporting is one of the most serious responsibilities that American journalists have, and this year's Selden Ring entries show that news organizations, large and small, take it seriously.
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Inventory levels have been held back because of the pervasive pessimism in technology. There was resistance to build inventory because of fear of charges.
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Inventories of gasoline are very robust right now.