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To: puborectalis who wrote (643839)1/27/2012 9:19:00 PM
From: i-node5 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583391
 
>> Companies seem reluctant to use their mounting profits to invest in new workers.

Workers aren't an "investment". They're an expense.



To: puborectalis who wrote (643839)1/28/2012 3:09:15 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1583391
 
Companies seem reluctant to use their mounting profits to invest in new workers.

“Businesses have been holding much higher levels of cash than they have in past,” said Conrad DeQuadros, senior economist at RDQ Economics.


I think that's changing. The worst is over. They need to reinvest.