Unknowns about 2020 election make some businesses cautious
(WorldNews Business)

NEW YORK (AP) - While the 2020 presidential election is still a year away, some business owners see their customers already becoming more cautious because of the unknowns about who will be the next president, and which party will control the Senate. At Myron Moser`s industrial equipment company, some customers have told him they`re taking fewer risks. `We`ve seen capital being freed up for projects at a much slower place since the end of the first quarter,` says Moser, CEO of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Hartfiel Automation. Moser is aware that there are other factors at work, including the U.S.-China trade war and the slowing economy, but he says of the election campaign, `it`s part of the...