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With global outlook weak, many U.S. companies tighten belts

U.S. companies are far from optimistic that next year will see them get a break from the tough economic and market conditions they have faced in 2015. In the first three weeks of October, 165 American companies have cited the slowing global economy in their outlooks for earnings and revenue. Earnings and revenue have been depressed this year largely because of the strong dollar, economic weakness in China and Brazil,