"There's some evidence that Europe might be picking up and the big multinationals will benefit from that."

What's more, the nation's big multinationals have found ways to insulate themselves from currency swings.

"If you have high oil prices, the big multinationals can use economies of scale to ride this out," one person close to the talks said.

And the big multinationals clearly want to keep using them.

"And while everyone expected that the dollar would help the big multinationals, it seems to have helped a bit more than expected in some cases."

She works mainly for big multinationals doing psychological assessments of key staff.

Among most big multinationals, the mantra is to stay the course, with a bit of extra care.

And it's not just Americans that big multinationals are aiming at.

Unfortunately, the international community is still addressing this issue with one eye on the interests of the big pharmaceutical multinationals.

Clearly the big American multinationals would have a field day!