short-termism
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The U.K. government cited corporate short-termism, not costs, when it scrapped quarterly reporting requirements in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
But there’s surprisingly little evidence that corporate America is suffering from short-termism.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
In 30 years of prosecuting securities fraud for institutional investors, I can tell you that the curse of short-termism is real.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
The chancellor said the Budget would mark "an end to short-termism" and that the OBR would from now on also provide a 10-year growth forecast when it publishes its analysis of the Budget.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
What we're in is a complete crisis of the whole basis of how we make decisions, and the short-termism and the irrationality and immorality of those decisions.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024
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