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Key takeaways CFOs overwhelmingly expect a U.S. downturn by the end of 2020, with a slowdown seen as much more likely than a recession. Their expectations for growth in revenue, earnings, hiring and wages declined (only capital expenditure rose); all metrics sit below their two-year averages. Companies are using a variety of programs to promote…
By Michael Maloney, Special for The Times USA. Short of execution, life in prison without a chance of parole is the harshest punishment in our judicial system. According to the ACLU approximately 79 percent of the 3,278 prisoners serving life without parole in the United States were sentenced to die in prison for non-violent crimes….