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Despite Recession, Americans Stay Optimistic
Lauren Ashburn from USA Today discusses a survey of 1000 people who were interviewed about economic hardships and the nation. Buried in the grim findings were some surprising notes of optimism.
Tags: Recession, American, MoneyWatch, Marketing Research, Marketing, USA Today, Financial, Financial Accounting, Finance, Early, Saturday, Business, Economy, Depression, Mental, Health, Illness, Mindset, Optimist, Pessimist, Psychology, Morale, U.S., America
Videos 2009-03-14
Investment Optimism and Pessism: Results of a New Fidelity Study
A native Bulgarian always complains that "Americans are too optimistic!" I try to explain that some of that is part of the DNA here, while he likes to attribute the rosy outlook to a lack of struggle. To prove the point, he cites an old joke from his former country,...
Tags: Pessimist, Fidelity Investments, Bulgarian Pessimist, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Operational Accounting, Finance, Jill Schlesinger
Blog posts 2009-08-21

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Kerry fights label of economic pessimist, challenges fiscal record of Reagan.
By Patrick Healy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 24--SAN FRANCISCO -- Democrat John F. Kerry yesterday countered Republican attempts to label him a pessimist about the US economy, arguing that criticism of the Bush administration's record of job...
Tags: America, Boston Globe, Bush, Kerry, optimism, pessimism, Republican, senator
Research articles 2004-06-24
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Stocks.comment Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Jan. 8--HOW STOCKS OF HANDHELD MAKERS ARE STACKING UP: Unless you're a pessimist by nature, January is not the month to think about Christmas stocks. By that, I mean the stocks of companies that produce the electronic gizmos that end up in your holid Jan. 8--HOW...
Tags: San Jose Mercury News, stock
Research articles 2001-01-07
Will Pacers scale the mountain or fall off a cliff?
With another Indiana Pacers season upon us, my friends the Optimist and the Pessimist convened at a local watering hole to assess the impending campaign. Per usual, they invited me to listen in. Optimist: This is it: The perfect ending to Reggie Miller's career ... the ultimate farewell...
Tags: CAREER, NBA, team
Research articles 2004-11-01
Editor's Letter: Eyes Open
By Seth Arenstein 'Twixt optimist and pessimist The difference is droll; The optimist the doughnut sees- The pessimist the hole. The above, which predates the Mayflower (the donut shops, not the ship) and is sometimes known as The Optimist's Creed, often appears this way:...
Tags: Atlanta, Brandeis University, Cable, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Research articles 2006-04-03
Job Losses Slow, but the Bond Market Doesn't Like It
The rate of U.S. unemployment rose during May to 9.4 percent -- the highest since the 1980-1982 recession, and half a point higher than April's 8.9 percent. But the 345,000 jobs lost during the month are well below the half-million economists had predicted, and the rate of new lost jobs...
Tags: Job, Bond, Recession, Job Loss, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Keefe
Blog posts 2009-06-05
How to Change Limiting Beliefs
The beliefs that drive your sales behaviors are the keys to becoming a successful sales pro. Change the beliefs, and you'll change the behaviors and get better results. Now, that's easy to say, but most sales pros have no idea how to change a belief. ...
Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Sales tools, Policies and procedures, Blogroll, Cold Calls, General, Sales Tips, Geoffrey James, sales
Blog posts 2007-06-20
Optimist? Pessimist? ABI Research Finds Opinions on WiMAX to be Poles Apart
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- ABI Research has found little consensus among wireless industry-watchers about the prospects for WiMAX equipment. These widely divergent opinions are examined in the latest edition of the NY-based technology analysts' study, "WiMAX / 802.16."
Tags: ABI Research, WiMAX
Research articles 2004-10-14
Nissan Diesel hybrid boosts fuel economy 50% with new capacitor technology - Optimist Vs. Pessimist: North American Diesel Car Future Debate
Unlike Toyota, Honda or other hybrid-electric cars coming on to the market, Nissan Diesel aims to employ a unique capacitor technology that avoids the very high cost of replacing batteries.
Tags: capacitor, Diesel, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Research articles 2003-02-03
Is the Financial Media Setting Free the Bears?
Folks who read finance blogs may well have heard of Peter Schiff, a stockbroker who has gotten a lot of airtime on and off. But when he goes on CNBC, the anchors tend to make fun of him and make him look bad. That’s because Schiff is a big...
Tags: Financial, Media, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dan Ackman
Blog posts 2008-07-28
Roubini: The Dr. Doom of the Financial Markets
Markham Lee submits: No, comic book fans, this post is not about Victor Von Doom the Monarch of Latveria and recurrent nemesis of the Fantastic Four, and no we will NOT be discussing why I know that. Since the financial markets are arguably the world's greatest argument...
Tags: Financial
External links 2008-08-15
New Home Market Improving Faster Than Expected
The latest month's news isn't stunning, but the recent trend has been better than I expected. Sales of new homes were, depending on your favorite headline, either up, or lower than expectations. Actually, the change in home sales was trivial. The good news, however, is that we are working...
Tags: US Market
External links 2008-08-26
Universal Display Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We'll pause for just a moment to compile the Q-and-A roster. Your first question comes from Darice Liu with Maxim Group. Darice Liu - Maxim Group Hi, Darice Liu with Maxim. Good afternoon, guys. In terms of your molecules, your red has had much...
Tags: Universal Display Corp.
Earnings calls 2008-05-27
How to Ride the Wave
You have to remember that I'm not a pessimist. I don't smell flowers and look around for a coffin. Investors in the most tightly wound tech stocks and dot-coms are seeing their lives pass before their eyes, as prices plunge. But the trends behind this superrun of business growth remain...
Tags: economist, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, stock
Research articles 2000-02-07
Corral the Colts or set them free?
The worst place any columnist can be is on both sides of an issue. The middle ground is his noman's land. And gray is his least favorite color. Therefore, as I watch the issue of the future of the Indianapolis Colts being...
Tags: FINANCE, NFL, stadium
Research articles 2002-09-23
Economic picture fuzzy from misinformation
Despite solid economic gains, we are hearing a stream of pessimist news related to interest rates, employment, inflation and the lack of integrity of government statistics which report on and influence these factors. And, it seems no matter what the news, there is an underlying public perception or sentiment that...
Tags: BusinessWeek, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation
Research articles 1994-11-21
The public brawl, the secret war
The Public Brawl, The Secret War ONE OF Ronald Reagan's favorite stories concerns apair of boys who are given the chore of shoveling manure out of a stable --a task so daunting that one of them, a pessimist, finally gives it up. When the other, an optimist, is...
Tags: Administration, faction, FINANCE, Iran, Leadership, MARKETING, president, SALES, senator, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 1987-01-30
. . .While the Pessimist Was Way Off the Mark
By Louis Uchitelle N.Y. Times News Service None of the nation's most prominent forecasters was more pessimistic about what 1994 would bring for the American economy than Irwin L. Kellner, senior economic adviser at Chemical Bank. "Everything pointed to weakness," he recalled recently....
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, recession
Research articles 1995-01-04
NBA braces for a likely lockout of players: Granik
SAN ANTONIO, United States AFP — With just 18 days to go before the deadline to get a new labour contract signed, the National Basketball Association appears headed for a lockout, the league's deputy commissioner Russ Granik said. Speaking prior to game two of the 2005 NBA finals with...
Tags: FINANCE, Games, NBA
Research articles 2005-06-13
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