PricewaterhouseCoopers' Management Barometer is a quarterly survey of senior executives of large, U.S.-based multinational companies. This summarizes findings about the second quarter business climate, from interviews conducted with 137 CFOs and Managing Directors, through July 18, 2006.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Although increasingly concerned about energy costs, availability of qualified workers, pressure for increased wages, and interest rates, executives of large U.S. multinationals have a more confident outlook than a year ago. Their revenue growth targets for the next 12 months, investment plans, plans to hire, and gross margins are on the rise, PricewaterhouseCoopers finds.
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