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Having cut costs, employers want to keep profit margins high without rushing into hiring again.

Away from Wall Street, companies that are not involved in high finance are worried about how financial overhaul legislation will affect them.

Harley-Davidson, the motorcycle maker, reported a fourth-quarter loss Friday, its first quarterly shortfall in 16 years, hurt by restructuring costs and the sluggish economy.

The motorcycle manufacturer, hit by the recession, said it plans to stop making Buell motorcycle products and will sell its MV Agusta division.

After complaints about violence and indecency, the City of Myrtle Beach declared Bike Week officially and permanently canceled. But the bikers are coming anyway.

First-quarter profit tumbled 37 percent due to a sluggish motorcycle market, but the company beat expectations.

To the Editor:.

With its sales down and its core audience graying, Harley-Davidson, once a revered American brand, may need to redefine itself.

Harley-Davidson has joined Warren Buffett’s collection of iconic American corporate brands, in a deal that is straight from the Berkshire Hathaway boss’s downturn playbook.

The deep cuts suggest that employers expect a long downturn.