Company plans for excess cash use and hiring guidance
The company outlines use of excess cash for capital expenditures and potential acquisitions, with dividends as a possible option. It notes no immediate debt-raising plans, but assesses opportunities from favorable long-term policy shifts on health care and taxes. Confidence to invest and hire would rise with clearer policy signals on health care costs, tax incentives, and a stable regulatory environment. Hiring plans focus on core growth areas, depending on demand and project timing, with guidance to monitor capital allocation and macro policy developments.
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Stocks Recap and Treasury Yields Move Amid Rate Signaling
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FundFocus: 5-year record solid despite 2010 dip
This fund shows a sturdy five year track record yet underperforms midway through 2010 trailing 85 percent of peers. The decline is partly due to exposures in European bank stocks impacting performance amid market turmoil.
Energy Prices Slide Amid Slowing Economies
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Regis Takes a Hair Cut Hits Regis Salons Revenue
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Bernanke urges banks to ease credit access for small business recovery
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