Uncertainty Surge: Middle-Market Firms’ Product Chiefs React to ‘America First’ Policy
Uncertainty Surge: Middle-Market Firms’ Product Chiefs React to ‘America First’ Policy
June 13, 2025  |  Business

Companies typically spend months or longer planning their product lineups, juggling imports of supplies and raw materials and gauging staffing levels against expected consumer demand....

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What Uncertainty Means: US Goods Firms Retool Product Plans Amid Tariffs
What Uncertainty Means: US Goods Firms Retool Product Plans Amid Tariffs
May 29, 2025  |  Economy

The United States’ global tariff agenda is clouded with uncertainty, with levies against nearly all countries, including China, in constant flux. What is certain is...

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Embedded Lending Hits Friction as Mid-Market Firms Navigate Uncertainty
Embedded Lending Hits Friction as Mid-Market Firms Navigate Uncertainty
May 14, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Middle-market firms in the United States face a financing puzzle. As they grapple with interest rate pressures, tariffs and unpredictable supply chains, the calculus behind...

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The Enterprise Reset: Navigating Tariffs, Supply Chain Shifts and Cost Pressures
The Enterprise Reset: Navigating Tariffs, Supply Chain Shifts and Cost Pressures
May 07, 2025  |  Markets

The Trump administration’s unpredictable and sweeping tariff strategy, centered on an unfolding trade war with China, is colliding with an already strained supply chain landscape,...

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Tariffs and Business Uncertainty: The Current State of Play
Tariffs and Business Uncertainty: The Current State of Play
May 06, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The Trump administration’s highly fluid global tariffs campaign is increasingly testing the limits of mid-sized firms to plan and make operational decisions. Uncertainty clouds short-term...

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Middle-Market Executives are Rethinking Competition and Opportunity to Survive Uncertainty
Middle-Market Executives are Rethinking Competition and Opportunity to Survive Uncertainty
March 12, 2025  |  Innovation

Uncertainty takes many forms. Some firms cite revenue unpredictability. Others attribute it to regulatory volatility, shifting consumer behavior or competitive pressures. For heads of product,...

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Tariffs and Business Uncertainty: The Current State of Play
Tariffs and Business Uncertainty: The Current State of Play
March 07, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Businesses hate uncertainty — and the Trump administration’s rapidly evolving tariffs barrage has kicked unpredictability into high gear. With Washington blanket-targeting its largest trading partners,...

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Fraud in the Procure-to-Pay Cycle Hits Middle-Market Firms Hard — Fraud Prevention Automation Can Give an Edge
Fraud in the Procure-to-Pay Cycle Hits Middle-Market Firms Hard — Fraud Prevention Automation Can Give...
February 11, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Middle-market firms face rising fraud risks in the procure-to-pay cycle. PYMNTS Intelligence data shows automation offers the most effective defense, yet just 28% of firms...

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Cybersecurity Risks Cause Middle-Market CFOs to Cancel Innovation Plans
Cybersecurity Risks Cause Middle-Market CFOs to Cancel Innovation Plans
January 16, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

CFOs for middle-market firms commonly report that cybersecurity risks are a threat. The stakes are even greater for firms operating in environments with high uncertainty....

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