The latest quarterly survey of senior finance executives conducted by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and CFO magazine, working with Tilburg University in Europe.

Kees Koedijk, dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management in the Netherlands, says the survey of finance executives is showing a few positive signs: "You have to look carefully but they are out there," he says. "It looks like the recession has bottomed out. Optimism is rebounding in Europe, so it looks like we will see a modest recovery."

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