Despite continued macroeconomic challenges, just under half of U.S. midsize business leaders expect a recession in the second half of 2023, finds JPMorgan Chase’s 2023 Midyear Business Leaders Outlook survey released today. Forty-five percent of...
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July 17, 2023, 08:00 AM
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Traditional bank lenders are applying more pressure to borrowers and now showing less tolerance when mid-sized companies in the U.S. miss financial targets, according to a new survey of business executives and lenders sponsored by Carl Marks Advisors...
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June 14, 2023, 08:04 AM
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The majority of U.S. small business owners (72 percent) are concerned about the impact of a potential recession, however, 76 percent are confident their business could withstand the downturn, according to the Bank of America 2023 Small Business Owner...
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April 28, 2023, 07:45 AM
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In the latest Fortune/Deloitte CEO Survey, CEOs share more modest growth expectations over the next 12 months, fine-tuning strategies around talent, workplace and technology models to adapt to new conditions.Key Takeaways
CEOs share more modest...
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October 31, 2022, 07:47 AM
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Businesses are investing in technology to expand online operations and facilitate remote work during the pandemic. But many of those same businesses are also eager to see their employees return to the workplace in greater numbers over the long...
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March 17, 2022, 07:00 AM
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Fifty-seven percent of executives say their companies don’t have documented plans in place for executive transitions, despite nearly 90% agreeing that succession planning is more important today than ever before. And efforts to preserve an outgoing...
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June 08, 2021, 07:05 AM
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Antares launched its fifth annual outlook survey, Compass 2021 presenting analysis of perspectives on the middle market from portfolio companies, private equity sponsors and investors.The report suggests confidence in the U.S. economy and private...
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March 23, 2021, 07:42 AM
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Wells Fargo released the results of its 45th annual Construction Industry Forecast, revealing an initial decline in sector sentiment on the tail end of a complicated year, and a renewed optimism for the second half. In November 2020, the bank queried...
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March 17, 2021, 07:20 AM
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has gone from being a perk offered by employers to standard operating practice for many companies. A survey of 2,053 U.S. adults conducted in October by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American...
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November 09, 2020, 08:40 AM
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and just a year after tempering expectations for deal-making, respondents to Dykema’s 16th Annual M&A Outlook Survey are the most optimistic they have been in the 16-year history of the survey.Seventy-one percent...
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October 28, 2020, 08:44 AM
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions released its LexisNexis Risk Solutions 2020 True Cost of Fraud Study: Financial Services & Lending for the United States and Canadian financial services and lending sectors. The research provides a snapshot of pre- and...
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October 14, 2020, 08:00 AM
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For middle-market and small businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the vital importance of investing in new technology, facilitating remote work and maintaining the tech-savvy workforce needed to make it all happen, according to a new...
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September 17, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Umpqua Bank, a West Coast regional bank, released its “Business Resiliency” survey, a nationwide study gauging the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the confidence and future of U.S.-based small and mid-size businesses. More than 1,200 leaders at...
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August 13, 2020, 08:30 AM
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (KBCM), the corporate and investment banking unit of KeyCorp released results from its Technology Group's 11th annual Private SaaS Company Survey (formerly known as the Pacific Crest Securities Private SaaS Company...
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August 12, 2020, 08:45 AM
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More than half (58 percent) of small business owners (SBOs) report they expect their revenue to decrease in 2020, even though 47 percent stated they did not have to close for any amount of time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of TD...
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August 05, 2020, 08:00 AM
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A new global business survey commissioned by Xerox Holdings Corporation shows an estimated 82 percent of the workforce in respondents’ organizations will have returned to the workplace in 12-18 months’ time, on average. In preparation for a return...
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June 22, 2020, 08:00 AM
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Balboa Capital announced its latest survey that analyzes the current impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on small businesses in the United States. The survey reveals that 88 percent of small businesses are being impacted by the...
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April 10, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Half of corporate treasury and finance professionals do not believe an economic recession is a threat in 2020, according to a recent survey conducted by TD Bank, at the 2019 Association of Financial Professionals Annual Conference held in October in...
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February 21, 2020, 09:10 AM
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Business leaders surveyed by Citizens Commercial Banking are feeling less urgency to engage in mergers and acquisitions, but sellers with standout businesses can still expect a relatively strong year.Survey respondents see companies relying more on...
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January 27, 2020, 09:10 AM
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Most small and midsize U.S. business leaders expect continued growth for their companies this year amid a less robust economic environment, according to the annual JPMorgan Chase Business Leaders Outlook survey.Three out of four businesses – 76...
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January 07, 2020, 09:05 AM
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More than half of banking and financial services customers around the world use fintech products and services, according to a new global poll.Some 55% of respondents of the survey carried out by deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent...
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July 08, 2019, 09:00 AM
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When it comes to preparing for the future, U.S. businesses are acting with caution. Although 83 percent of respondents have a positive outlook on the economy, more than half (58 percent) are preparing for an economic downturn, according to a newly...
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June 27, 2019, 08:55 AM
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Healthcare service providers are confronting significant challenges with reimbursement and payments, staffing shortages, and the cost and complexity of technology implementation as the industry heads into 2019, according to a new survey by investment...
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November 14, 2018, 08:10 AM
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A Capital One survey conducted at ABS East 2018—a conference convening professionals from across the asset-backed securities (ABS) industry—found that most respondents (94 percent) expect buy-side interest in ABS to increase or remain the same in the...
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October 30, 2018, 07:15 AM
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Respondents to Dykema’s 14th Annual M&A Outlook Survey expressed the highest level of optimism for the M&A market in the 14-year history of the firm’s survey. Sixty-five percent of respondents expect the M&A market to strengthen over the next 12...
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October 18, 2018, 07:19 AM
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Middle market executives today are more positive about the health of their businesses and more optimistic about their prospects for future growth than at any time in the last three years, according to the findings of a new survey conducted by The...
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June 28, 2018, 08:00 AM
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Haynes and Boone, LLP’s spring 2018 survey of oil and gas borrowers and lenders demonstrates a modestly improved outlook for the upstream oil and gas industry.In its “Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey: Spring 2018,” the firm polled a...
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April 12, 2018, 07:09 AM
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An annual Capital One survey found that asset-backed security (ABS) professionals continue to anticipate major interest in buy-side asset-backed securities in 2018. The survey, conducted at SFIG Vegas 2018—a conference that assembles professionals...
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March 22, 2018, 07:17 AM
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During the past year, chief financial officers (CFOs) have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy, according to the 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP. The survey findings reveal that 45 percent of respondents believe the...
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May 16, 2013, 08:01 AM
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American businesses are cautiously optimistic about their performance this year amid a growing uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy, according to the 2013 Chase Business Leaders Outlook. More than half of the 3,500 small and mid-sized businesses...
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April 24, 2013, 07:36 AM
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The results of the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Survey on the Business Outlook (EO-113) indicate slowing growth for U.S. manufacturing over the next three to six months, in line with most other forecasts...
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October 12, 2012, 07:00 AM
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The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced the results of a nationwide survey of small businesses and manufacturers. The results cast a harsh light on the state of the U.S....
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September 26, 2012, 06:00 AM
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U.S. industrial activity hit a speed bump in the second quarter of 2012 and stall speed growth may delay the transition from modest to moderate growth until the second half of 2014, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity...
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September 20, 2012, 07:00 AM
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Prime Advantage, a buying consortium for midsized manufacturers, announced the findings of its tenth semi-annual Group Outlook Survey, revealing financial projections and top concerns of its Member companies for the second half of 2012.The majority...
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September 10, 2012, 06:00 AM
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