For Americans, husbanding power rather than squandering it is the order of the day.

对于美国人，保持实力而不是将其挥霍才是议事日程。

Some may be husbanding cash more carefully because of the credit crunch. Others may simply be more pessimistic about an eventual recovery.

因为信贷紧缩的缘故，一些公司可能更为仔细的节约现金，另一些可能只是对最终到来的经济恢复更加悲观。