On Wednesday 09 April 2003 07:24 am, Jinx wrote:
> "Since our March 18 Business Update, we have continued to see a
> sharp drop off in business, which we attribute to the impact of the
> war in Iraq," the company said.
>
> What exactly is this "impact" and why would it cause a downturn ? I
> sometimes get the feeling that the money traders in the financial
> markets have too much of a role in adversely affecting trade

Well, when you consider that their statement was solely for the
consumption of the same financial people, it doesn't really matter
what they say.

They're solely concerned with keeping their stock price up and so will
make whatever excuses that they think will make the traders feel
better.

How well you're actually doing business is often secondary to how
you're perceived to be doing...

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