After two strong quarters, CFOs responding to Deloitte’s third-quarter 2017 CFO Signals™ survey continue to offer a positive assessment of the current North American economy, but their perceptions of their own companies’ prospects and their expectations regarding the future status of the North American economy declined. Meanwhile, the business focus on offense versus defense remains high, with 60% of surveyed CFOs, representing large North American companies, biased toward revenue growth over cost reduction, and 56% biased toward investing cash over returning it to shareholders.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 03, 2017 11:03 UTC