Companies curb expansion plans due to uncertain economy. (Industry Issues).Market conditions may deter companies from expanding operations but not from rolling out new products according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Half survey. The survey asked 1,400 CFOs which initiatives they would put on hold in an uncertain economy. Nearly one-third said they're most likely to put corporate expansion plans on hold. Another 23 percent said they would postpone post·pone tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. a merger or acquisition, and 18 percent said a technology upgrade would be put on the back burner Noun 1. back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" precedence, precedency, priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "... . However, delaying the launch of a new product or service received just 10 percent of the response. |
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