How disillusioned, angry, or hurt you choose to get about all this weak, dishonest, and hugely human behavior from a bunch of humans is, finally, your choice every bit as much as how you fill in your Friday night pharmaceutical dance card.
Investors sure seem worried about the impact this weak retail environment will have on the company: The stock is down a hard 60% in the past 52 weeks; down 65% in the past six months.
While workforce substitution is often initiated as a cost-saving strategy, evidence about this is weak.
Last week, the council conducted a survey of 1,013 employees nationwide and found that 72percentt of them were "not at all worried" about being laid off in this weak economy.
"This is not just about the weak gusset issue," said Paxman.
"It's not about strengthening a weak case.
When it reported results Tuesday, Intel groused about weak desktop PC demand.
UBS is concerned about the weak sales trends at Wal-Mart Stores and has slashed its price target to reflect this weakness.
Analysts said that many Americans were worried about the weak labor market.
