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That all changed when the financial crisis struck, forcing Citigroup to cut its dividend as it braced for a wave of huge losses tied to loan defaults.

But Wall Street was wary as it braced for its most influential banks to report quarterly earnings over the next two weeks.

Richard D. Parsons, one of the company's most outspoken directors, said on Thursday that the board was fully behind Mr. Pandit and Winfried F. W. Bischoff, its executive chairman, as it braced for a difficult 2009.

Caterpillar, which has been hurt by ailing orders for construction and mining machinery, said it would lose 20,000 workers through layoffs and buyouts as it braced for one of its toughest years ever.

Last week, the big drug maker Johnson & Johnson announced it would eliminate up to 4,800 jobs as it braced for generic competition to its drugs, Risperdal for schizophrenia and Topamax for seizures and migraine headaches.

Marks & Spencer hailed the success of its celebrity-laden advertising campaign today as it braced itself for a tougher time on the high street.

The company said it will delay its new pick-up, as it braces for a rough quarter financially.

The company said it will delay its and new pick-up, as it braces for a rough quarter financially.

It's also a reminder for Merck as it braces for the inevitable culture shocks likely to result from its $41 billion merger with Schering-Plough.

It braces my character, which needs bracing as much as any exile from welfare-as-we-knew-it.

As it braces for the changes, TSMC certainly has a head start over its rivals.