By Kate O'Sullivan: Adrift in the sea of conflicting economic indicators, CFOs are sending mixed signals this quarter. While reporting a marked increase in optimism compared to last quarter, they still plan to lay off employees and cut spending, according to the latest CFO magazine/Duke University Global Business Outlook Survey.
Fifty-four percent of U.S. finance chiefs are more optimistic than they were last quarter, when optimism levels were near the historic low reached in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Source: CFO, 3 June 2009. © CFO Publishing Corporation 2009. All rights reserved.
