US companies stay cautious on spending under strain of trade war

Executives signal further pullback in capital expenditure for fourth quarter

The chill in spending on new factories and equipment by big US companies appears to have persisted through the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest round of earnings reports, which featured warnings from executives that budgets are likely to slow further in the final months of this year.
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