1.With consumers still cautious, retailers' results may largely reflect recent efforts at inventory management, cost containment and lowball profit expectations.
由于消费者依然保持谨慎,零售商的业绩在很大程度上可能近在理、成本控制方面的努力和较低的收益预。
2.JPMorgan has faced an outcry among Bear Stearns shareholders about the lowball offer, and faced the possibility that rival deals would begin to surface.