After more than five years of sluggish growth, U.S. companies are finally starting to feel a bit more optimistic. The Federal Reserve is projecting GDP growth of 2.8 to 3 percent in 2014 (U.S. Economic Outlook for 2014 and Beyond, January 13, 2014, About.com), and our own research, “CEO Briefing 2014 -The Global Agenda: Competing in a Digital World,” found widespread optimism in the C-Suite about companies’ growth prospects.
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