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US survey: Recession batters revenue

US survey: Recession batters revenue

The majority of US firms in this year’s survey posted their worst declines in revenue in the 2000s as the financial crisis swept through the market. Fee pressure and job cuts were common but there are some positive signs of recovery


 


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