The Duke/CFO Business Outlook survey is conducted quarterly. The survey polls CFOs of both public and private companies around the globe.

June 2007 RESULTS

Press Release
(SURVEY: CFO OPTIMISM FALLS; CAPITAL SPENDING AND HIRING TO SLOW; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS TO STAY HOT) [pdf format]

Results Weighted by Sales Revenue and Number of Employees
Tables of Key Numbers [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Europe) [pdf file]
Tables of Key Numbers (Asia) [pdf file]

Equally Weighted Results
United States Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location,etc.) [zip file]
Europe Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]
Asia Topline tables (overall averages, etc.) [rtf file]
Banner tables (results conditional on firm characteristics, industry, location, etc.) [zip file]

Actual Survey Questions

United States [html file]
Europe [html file]
Asia [html file]

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Survey Director, John Graham, Finance Professor, Duke University

CNBC - Closing Bell
John Graham
June 7, 2007

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June 2007 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

March 2007 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

December 2006 Podcast
Duke's Fuqua School of Business

Wall Street Journal
Sunny CEO, gloomy CFO a smart mix
March 8, 2007

Financial Times
Financial chiefs hit out at Sarbox costs
June 7, 2007

MSNBC
June 7, 2007

CNNMoney.com
CFOs’ outlook on U.S. economy grows dim
June 7, 2007

NASDAQ Wire
Survey: CFOs turn gloomy on US econ outlook; fret over consumers
June 7, 2007  

AFP Wire
June 8, 2007

El Nuevo Herald
Financistas estadounidenses revelan pesimismo en sondeo
June 8, 2007

Yahoo News
CFOs turn pessimistic on US economy: survey
June 7, 2007

Brietbart.com
CFOs turn pessimistic on US economy: survey
June 7, 2007

CFO.com
Survey: CFOs gloomy about economy
June 7, 2007

Turkish Press
CFOs turn pessimistic on US economy: survey
June 8, 2007

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