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- noun biology The large-scale and long-term
environment and conditions that affect an organism. - noun Major external and uncontrollable factors that influence an organization's decision making, and affect its performance and strategies. These factors include the economic, demographics, legal, political, and social conditions, technological changes, and natural forces.
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Examples
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While cost-cuts have helped soften the blow to the bottom line, S&P analyst Michael Souers noted that a 13.5 percent same-store sales decline is indicative of struggles book retailers are facing as well as the continued weak macroenvironment.
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Electrolux had good momentum in the second quarter thanks to new product launches, such as the introduction of new Frigidaire appliances in the U.S., and should be able to reach its profit margin target for 2010 as long as the macroenvironment doesn't worsen, Mr. Straberg said.
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Abercrombie "reiterated that it remains committed to the aspirational positioning of the brands and international growth, which we view as key concerns given this tough macroenvironment," said UBS Securities analyst Roxanne Meyer
Penney, Abercrombie Scale Back Expectations as Profits Tumble 2008
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That's the first thing people will do when they see macroenvironment or things that cause cautionary look, so just stop buying some of the inventory.
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"There is some uncertainty out there in terms of the macroenvironment, but we're not hearing it from the management teams that we speak to," said John Miller, a portfolio manager at Ariel Investments, which holds shares of CBS Corp and Viacom Inc.
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I think the sense that we've had is that there is more caution on the part of some buyers, particularly larger institutions as result of the macroenvironment.
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But just the hindsight being 2020, in your opinion, was upfront so strong on a CPM basis and on a volume basis for you guys, just because there were so many advertiser last year that sat out the upfront, they got burned by the scatter market and they had no choice but to come in no matter what the macroenvironment?
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Wells Fargo analyst Sam Dubinsky lowered LDK from Market Perform to Underperform, citing a tough macroenvironment and a messy balance sheet.
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And how are you thinking about your target leverage right now given the macroenvironment?
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As you think about some of the sensitivities about the macroenvironment, I'm curious on what you're seeing in back-to-school.
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