However, he argues that the return on investment for a company like IBM or a similarly large business can be so substantial merely from utilizing software to get real-time visibility into their currency exposure.

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The one thing that we do for the most part is: We like a diversified portfolio that gives us exposure on not only on a time-horizon front.

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If nothing else, the on-off marriage with Dynegy bought time for firms to reduce their exposure to Enron.

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This time, the US will be impacted by a slow-down in Europe, but the direct exposure is much more limited.

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With oil prices at record levels and unemployment surging to a three and a half year high, it's a bad time to be a consumer bank--particularly a financially weak one that has taken a hammering on exposure to the mortgage market.

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For some time, they have entirely avoided energy and utilities to their disadvantage, while they have over-weighted their exposure to consumer discretionary and consumer staples to their great benefit.

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Exposure to its tiny fibers, particularly over a period of time, can lead to asbestos-related diseases that include lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, according to the U.S. National Institutes for Health.

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