The reluctance among business leaders to spend, despite sitting on money from strong profit growth during the recovery, stems from low consumer confidence. (realtormag.realtor.org)
IBT Education has reported a five per cent drop in net profit to $ 14.1 million for the half - year to December 2005 but has forecast strong profit growth in the current six - month period. (businessnews.com.au)
J.P. Morgan raises its rating to overweight from neutral for New York Times Company's shares, predicting strong profit growth over the next two years. (cnbc.com)