The majority of private companies have voiced optimism about the U.S. economy for nine consecutive quarters, with 70 percent currently expressing a positive outlook – up from 59 percent in 2Q 2014. This sustained level of confidence is resulting in...
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July 31, 2015, 07:00 AM
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According to PwC US's Trendsetter Barometer survey, most private companies (84%) have taken substantial cost-containment measures over the past several years, with 89% of those companies seeing sustainable savings as a result of these measures....
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March 29, 2013, 07:15 AM
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PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer survey found that in the fourth quarter of 2012, privately held businesses selling internationally, especially those in emerging markets, forecast higher growth rates than private companies that sell...
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January 23, 2013, 07:29 AM
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In the third quarter of 2012, against the backdrop of continuing economic uncertainty and the looming fiscal cliff, PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer survey found that private companies increased their projected revenue growth rate for...
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November 19, 2012, 07:18 AM
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In the second quarter of 2012, half of leading private companies were optimistic about the US economy, few were pessimistic (12 percent), and a fair number remained uncertain (38 percent), according to PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer....
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August 15, 2012, 07:27 AM
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Confidence about the US economy's 12-month outlook rose sharply this past quarter among executives surveyed for PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer. Sixty percent of Trendsetter executives voiced optimism (up 21 points from the prior...
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May 16, 2012, 07:00 AM
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"Black swan” events and other external shocks in 2011, such as the Japanese tsunami, the Arab Spring, and Europe's sovereign debt crisis, exposed vulnerabilities in private companies' risk preparedness. Among the chief executives surveyed for PwC...
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March 14, 2012, 07:30 AM
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