Here's something more upbeat: This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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So I started writing songs that were more upbeat [laughs].
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But in 2015, they began creating more upbeat dance tracks.
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However, investors are decidedly more upbeat about the economic outlook.
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That was more upbeat than its assessment made on Nov.
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At first he was a bit more upbeat than Rees.
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But other exhibitors were more upbeat about the new venue.
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Clinton's campaign message has been considerably more upbeat than this.
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"I wish I could be more upbeat about that," he said.
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Target and Kohl's also felt the downdraft despite more upbeat numbers.
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But Republicans were more upbeat leading up to the vote Saturday.
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"Everyone seems to be a little more upbeat," Ms. Coats said.
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Despite Snap's challenges, some analysts are striking a more upbeat tone.
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The move came with an incrementally more upbeat look at the economy.
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There are certainly songs that are more upbeat, at least for Slowdive.
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Analysts have generally been more upbeat about the company in recent months.
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A more upbeat take on inflation in the minutes of the Jan.
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The more upbeat take on inflation in the minutes of the Jan.
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Alaradi's daughter Marwa sounded more upbeat than usual over the phone Thursday.
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" In "Pose," it's more upbeat; it's … RYAN MURPHY "What do you want?
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It also delivered noticeably more upbeat comments about employment and consumer prices.
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Its more upbeat take on inflation in the minutes of the Jan.
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We'll see if he changes his tune to a more upbeat note.
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However, Charles O'Shea, lead retail analyst at Moody's, was more upbeat on Macy's.
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On the other hand, Americans earning at least $75,000 annually are more upbeat.
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However, the minutes from the most recent meeting showed a more upbeat tone.
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A more upbeat take on inflation in the minutes of the Fed's Jan.
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People are still feeling energetic and aware, they're not drunk but more upbeat.
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Among Her Majesty's Canadian subjects, Muslim and otherwise, the mood is more upbeat.
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Russian services providers were more upbeat than their peers in the manufacturing business.
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Kaytranada, a producer from Canada, created a more upbeat version of Rihanna's track.
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In the Cubs' clubhouse before Tuesday's game, however, the mood was more upbeat.
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On Tuesday, speaking to the Senate Education Committee, Ms. Fariña sounded more upbeat.
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In a return appearance with DeGeneres in November, Rousey, 29, was more upbeat.
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Wednesday's monetary policy statement indicated a more upbeat employment and consumer prices expectations.
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Twitter and Snapchat parent Snap posted more upbeat quarterly reports earlier this month.
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Senate Republicans sound a little more upbeat about the prospects for Obamacare repeal.
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Even Target, with more upbeat holiday sales results, watched its stock fall 3 percent.
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This facility is better suited to him … he seems more upbeat since having moved.
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Prime Partners' fund manager Francois Savary took a more upbeat view of the transaction.
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However, fresh activity indicators released Friday provide a more upbeat view on the economy.
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This narrative is entwined with the more upbeat tale of Mr. Simpson's earlier life.
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Republicans have long denounced illegal immigration while sounding more upbeat about the legal sort.
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The British clothing retailer is more upbeat about the outlook for full-year profit.
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Across the board, industry groups are calling for a more upbeat 2017 holiday season.
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The government's latest growth projections remain more upbeat than those of most independent forecasters.
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Eden has a curiously more upbeat demeanor, seemingly revitalized by a new spiritual path.
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In fact, Habaneros are some of the more upbeat people I have ever met.
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The beverage maker also issued a more upbeat earnings forecast for the full year.
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Because they came in and told me to be more upbeat and say facts.
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I forecast a more upbeat United States in 2628 than the FOMC's September projections.
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Second, the tenor of the screenings changed entirely — they became distinctly more upbeat and discursive.
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Sonically, "Me and Your Mama" is a departure from Because The Internet's more upbeat sound.
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Manufacturers were more upbeat about business prospects and capital spending in the next six months.
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"Less scary, more upbeat," said Taycha Lino, an assistant manager, when asked about customers' preferences.
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It also makes for wilder, more upbeat music that moves enthusiastic listeners to their feet.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDPNow model is even more upbeat at 4.7 percent.
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" The next day, I received a more upbeat e-mail: "I feel less messy today.
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The report also noted that consumers' outlook for the labor market was also moderately more upbeat.
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The mood though is much more upbeat than in the days after photos emerged on Sept.
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"The sombre Victorian funeral is slowly being replaced by more upbeat personal celebrations," says Mr Cox.
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Welch also grills the head coach on several more upbeat topics that reveal his laser focus.
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Industry analysts have also turned more upbeat as oil prices have recovered from the 2014 crash.
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It was, on the surface, a lot cleaner-sounding and more upbeat than their previous work.
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It's about people whose lives are getting better and who are more upbeat about their future.
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Rason noted that a recession could prove temporary, and offered a more upbeat view longer-term.
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Still, they are more upbeat about a race in which a victory no longer seems implausible.
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What was widely interpreted as a slightly more upbeat tone in the minutes of the Jan.
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Others have also acknowledged issues related to China's financing practices, but came across as more upbeat.
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As China has taken measures to stimulate its economy, its economic data have turned more upbeat.
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As well, the accompanying BOJ statement was also more upbeat on the economic outlook than in November.
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Analysts had hoped it would join its peers Omnicom and IPG in sounding more upbeat about 2018.
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Some economists are more upbeat, noting that there are signs the long slide has at least stabilized.
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I also wanted to kind of make it a little more upbeat, a little more dance-y.
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Trump said he was more upbeat about the prospects for an agreement than in the recent past.
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That move helped Chinese stocks lead regional gains on Monday amid a broadly more upbeat investor mood.
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The government's latest growth projections are expected to remain more upbeat than those of most independent forecasters.
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The other is that the movie seems like it'll be a bit more upbeat than Rogue One.
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In terms of energy, I remember feeling more upbeat and energetic due to my newfound work stance.
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That is mostly thanks to ECB President Mario Draghi's more upbeat assessment on the euro zone economy.
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My albums have always been conceptual in some way, but have been getting more upbeat and energetic.
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The booming jobs market has Americans feeling more upbeat, lifting consumer confidence to an 2628-year high.
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The Fed's assessment of economic conditions was also just a little more upbeat than the September statement.
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The findings were more upbeat than official data on Monday, which suggested a slight loss of momentum.
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But with Montana potentially expanding the target list, party officials are growing more upbeat about their chances.
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"They took this music and made it their own — it's more upbeat, more positive," Mr. Solomon said.
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The yield curve steepened on Thursday on more upbeat trade news, reversing six straight sessions of flattening.
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Others in the Trump administration have also been more upbeat about how talks with China are going.
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China's premier, Li Keqiang, struck a more upbeat tone at the close of the National People's Congress.
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Despite her discomfort, Marie came away from the seminar feeling more upbeat than she had in a while.
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Adding to the more upbeat picture, retail sales rose more than expected in October, official data showed earlier.
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Simmone previously attended the launch of the model's 2016 collaboration with Boohoo, where Woods acted much more upbeat.
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Wohlrabe said the falling euro was making industrial firms more upbeat while German consumers were still spending freely.
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Data for June was more upbeat, however, suggesting earlier growth boosting measures may be starting to kick in.
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The more upbeat mood cautiously held in morning trade in Asia, though few expected it to last long.
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In more upbeat news for Uber, the company's dramatic boardroom struggles seem to be coming closer to peace.
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OPEC kept its 2500 economic and oil demand growth forecasts steady and was more upbeat about the outlook.
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But when Americans are asked how they feel about their personal finances, their mood is far more upbeat.
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Mr. Trump often bemoans how far the United States has fallen, but in this case he is more upbeat.
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The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says she prefers something a little more upbeat when it comes to singing karaoke.
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Smith, appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2014, struck a more upbeat note in another post on Thursday.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose to an 11-month high in August, with households more upbeat about the labor market.
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Whites with a degree are gloomier than non-whites—but a lot more upbeat than whites without a degree.
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This newspaper had been more upbeat about its growth prospects for this year, if not over the longer term.
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Last year, Andersen was more upbeat about the tender process, saying Maersk had a good chance of winning it.
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The more upbeat 'funana' and 'batuque' styles, which will feature in pop star Madonna's upcoming album, are also popular.
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The yield curve steepened on Thursday amid more upbeat trade news, as investors reversed six straight sessions of flattening.
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While striking a more upbeat tone than the BoE's central forecast, Saunders conceded there were risks to his view.
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Eventually she passed the microphone to another musician, Tei-Shi, who took over with a decidedly more upbeat tune.
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But Mark Haefele, global chief investment officer at UBS GWM, has a more upbeat outlook on the earnings season.
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Demand for the company's first plug-in hybrid, a version of the Chrysler Pacifica, however, has been more upbeat.
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Shares of American Airline rose 1.13 percent to $35.05 after the company provided a more upbeat second-quarter forecast.
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Will and Stella's Hollywood love story has a more upbeat ending than Dalton and Katie's real-life love story.
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The assistant coach Mark Morrison said that under Murray, the environment around the team was more upbeat and egalitarian.
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Ziggy was more upbeat and went immediately to work making Bloody Marys and juicing us up with modern rhythms.
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Slim Jxmmi's "Nothing For Christmas" is the more upbeat of the two, a skittery, hyperactive song that contradicts itself repeatedly.
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The central bank's assessment of the risks facing Canada's financial system was more upbeat than it was six months ago.
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Similarly, indications that Washington is pressing the European Union to speed-up tariff talks added to the more upbeat tone.
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Consumers were also more upbeat, with the index in that sector rising to -1.5 in August from -1.7 in July.
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On Friday, the jobs report showed a more upbeat picture of the employment situation in the United States than expected.
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The survey found, however, that Chinese oil and gas managers were considerably more upbeat than their counterparts in other countries.
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Opinion GIVEN Donald J. Trump's virtual lock on the Republican presidential nomination, you'd think he'd be a bit more upbeat.
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CEO Alex Maloney said that 2018 would be another challenging year for the industry, but struck a more upbeat tone.
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Still, the report kept its 2020 economic and oil demand growth forecasts steady and was more upbeat about the outlook.
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In commodity markets, base metal prices bounced on more upbeat economic news from China with copper gaining 2 percent overnight.
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But investors will feel a lot better if corporate leaders take a more upbeat tone when they report their results.
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Best Buy — Best Buy shares surged 9.8% on the back of strong quarterly results and a more upbeat profit guidance.
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The results and gloomy comments on the business outlook contrasted with more upbeat guidance from peers Omnicom, IPG and Publicis.
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However, some Chinese citizens, such as 41-year-old lawyer Jenny Chen, are more upbeat about Trump's impact on their country.
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" But lately, Miller has remained more upbeat on social media, even posting some selfies after she tried on some "silly wigs.
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After a sluggish start to the year, Chinese reports have been more upbeat than expected as monetary authorities increased stimulus measures.
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After a sluggish start to the year, Chinese numbers have been more upbeat than expected as monetary authorities increased stimulus measures.
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An official survey on China's manufacturing sector was more upbeat, but that too has so far failed to change the mood.
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The S&P 111.343 ended down fractionally on Wednesday as the questions left by Trump's tax plans overshadowed more upbeat earnings.
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The Bernie Mafia has tried to avoid gloating, but its mood has been transparently more upbeat than in the Clinton world.
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Well, I think we both felt it was time to try something different, a wee bit more upbeat, certainly tempo-wise.
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Trump himself is being more upbeat about Friday's event despite the lack of high profile performers who have agreed to perform.
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"It's been a beautiful, productive morning," Salvini said on a Facebook Live, sounding more upbeat than he has in many days.
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The services PMI follows more upbeat numbers on Tuesday from the much smaller manufacturing sector, and weak construction figures on Wednesday.
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But the gloom created by the National Bureau of Statistics PMI was partially lifted by a more upbeat Caixin/Markit report.
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I wanted the introspection feel of GitS fused with the more upbeat Bubblegum Crisis cyberpunk, with tons of color and neon.
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The news about Catalonia together with more upbeat predictions for the global economy helped push world stocks to another record high.
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The European heavyweight in the bailout, Germany, has a more upbeat outlook and remains profoundly skeptical of cutting Athens more slack.
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"BlackSUMMERS'night," out Friday, July 1, is his lovelorn trilogy's long-delayed Part 153, more upbeat and groove-oriented than its predecessor.
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She had a more upbeat excursion to the Champagne region to visit Ruinart, which supplies the bubbly stuff to City Ballet.
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But there are other catchy songs like "Sofia" and "Softly" that offer a more upbeat feel to the album as well.
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The central bank was also more upbeat on unemployment and fiscal imbalances, two of the remaining problems facing the domestic economy.
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He had worked with Weinstein on "The Yards," and Weinstein had insisted on changing the ending to make it more upbeat.
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An ally of Trump, although he has opposed some of his foreign policy decisions, Graham was more upbeat after the meeting.
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This new single pulls Ray and her band away from their usual weightier punk rock and toward more upbeat 1960s pop.
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Rank-and-file Republicans aren't the only ones who are feeling more upbeat, whether or not it's justified by the data.
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Pessimism about the global economy stands in contrast with more upbeat signals coming from financial markets, William Horobin of Bloomberg writes.
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The S&P 500 ended down fractionally on Wednesday as the questions left by Trump's tax plans overshadowed more upbeat earnings.
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It was also chastening for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which has recently been sounding more upbeat on the economic outlook.
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On the data front, Germany's business morale IFO survey showed company executives were more upbeat about the country's growth outlook than anticipated.
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While business morale in wholesale trade deteriorated, retailers were more upbeat about both their current conditions and business outlook, the survey showed.
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The senator until now has rejected the more strident tone of rivals like Mr. Trump for a message that is more upbeat.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose to an 211-month high in August, with households more upbeat about the labour market, data showed overnight.
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In the case of the Beatles' "She Loves You," that key is G. Typically, a major key is more upbeat and positive.
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Honeywell — Chief Executive Officer David Cote told CNBC's Jim Cramer that he was wrong for not giving a more upbeat 2017 outlook.
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That's probably thanks to the slightly more upbeat music and because it's a little easier to deal with the second time around.
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Current information points to more upbeat numbers for online retailers like Amazon, and less sanguine results for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
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London-based Barclays bank offered a more upbeat assessment, saying the latest oil price weakness would not last into the second quarter.
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On a more upbeat note, India's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in five months as output and new orders accelerated.
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Whomever I was speaking to would invariably be shocked—but then, after an uncomfortable silence, someone would introduce a more upbeat topic.
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In contrast to a slew of Chinese data points missing forecasts on Tuesday, economic reports released overnight in Europe was more upbeat.
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Other lawmakers involved in the talks were much more upbeat Tuesday about the process, saying a final bill is likely days away.
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The resulting documentary (directed by the playful French director Michel Gondry) is one of the more upbeat movies you'll see this month.
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But Standard Chartered and local brokerage Samuel Sekuritas were more upbeat and suggested it pointed to a better reading in coming quarters.
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The central bank has not raised rates since 2010, but last week it struck a more upbeat tone than investors had expected.
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Meantime, a leading trade group on Wednesday said its more upbeat forecast for 2020 retail sales does not assume a pandemic occurs.
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Asian shares took another beating on Tuesday but closed off their lows, following the more upbeat tone from U.S. and Chinese officials.
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In the more upbeat track "Look at Her Now," the singer boasts about being better off after moving on from a relationship.
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The Fed chair was seen as much more upbeat about the economic outlook and more convincing that rate hikes are in the offing.
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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said while everyone was concerned about the situation, Chinese pressure on North Korea had made him more upbeat.
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He was speaking after ABB gave a slightly more upbeat assessment about the development of its markets for 2018, saying conditions had brightened.
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This year's gathering, which brings together the leaders of America, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Britain, began on a more upbeat note.
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A faster, more upbeat version that is more fun to dance to developed in the city's salsatecas and griles, clubs dedicated to salsa.
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But President Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the global economy than investors had expected and said policymakers had not discussed rate cuts.
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Things get a lot more upbeat when the trio unwrap their Sonos speakers and hook up their iPhones with Apple Music, of course.
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Dr. Kamp was more upbeat about German and NATO efforts, particularly the plans for meeting any Russian challenge on the alliance's eastern borders.
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The section alternates its presentation of slavery with more upbeat-sounding subjects, like the role played by black patriots in the American Revolution.
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The broader meeting with Republican senators followed a more upbeat session with more than 200 Republican House members at the Capitol Hill Club.
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Those shown more upbeat posts in turn posted significantly more of their own upbeat posts; those shown more downbeat posts responded in kind.
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Flash PMI surveys in the euro zone were the latest to sound more upbeat on the economic fallout of the Brexit vote there.
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With unemployment falling and wage gains picking up in the last couple of years, Democrats were growing much more upbeat about the economy.
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On a more upbeat note, activity in India's manufacturing sector expanded at the fastest pace in five months as output and new orders accelerated.
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The tone contrasted with Iranian news agencies' more upbeat coverage of OPEC's informal meeting in September in Algeria, when the initial deal was reached.
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Europe had a more upbeat session on Friday, with British , German and French stocks, as well as the broader STOXX Europe 600, closing higher.
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"Companies have never been more upbeat," DIHK said in its latest business survey which showed business morale improved further at the beginning of 2018.
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Wealthier consumers are more upbeat about the U.S. economy than low-income individuals, the firm said, citing data from a survey of 2,000 consumers.
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The second part was more upbeat with more dancing, so we went with a little black dress that she could move really easily in.
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The ECB will also conduct its latest monetary review on Thursday with investors looking for a more upbeat tone on the euro zone economy.
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" Ushakov's words were more upbeat than those of a Kremlin spokesman who on Saturday dismissed Trump's proposals on nuclear arms disarmament as "not serious.
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Boosted by strong sales in Asia, Suzuki and Mitsubishi are more upbeat about profit prospects than those more reliant on the slowing U.S. market.
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In recent years, he has released more upbeat songs that would get the crowd excited for the last half of the Super bowl game.
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Republicans, for example, have become much more upbeat about the economy and their own finances, and Democrats less so, since Mr. Trump took office.
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Sterling rose another 0.3%, extending its run after the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold, citing a relatively more upbeat economic outlook.
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The Australian dollar AUD=D23 popped up briefly after the central bank statement, with investors focusing on some of the RBA's more upbeat assessments.
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Dunelm's more upbeat outlook echoed British clothing retailer Next, which last week raised its full-year profit forecast after a better-than-expected Christmas.
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Despite TGT's strong stock run, with shares up +63% YTD, we are incrementally more upbeat following strong recent results and an improved margin outlook.
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Metals also got support from firmer oil prices, heading for a third straight week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat despite persistent oversupply.
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The fund's slightly more upbeat forecast for China this year came as some economists have also turned optimistic on the Asian economic giant's growth prospects.
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Policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady but may be more upbeat on the economic outlook, leaving the path open for future rate hikes.
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Last week Filip said Moldova would receive no tranches this year, but he was more upbeat on 2018 in emailed comments to Reuters on Monday.
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President Trump's approval ratings are rising (now at 48 percent according to Reuters/Ipsos), and Americans are more upbeat about the direction of the country.
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Only a day later, a fresh crop of images showed Mr Moon (on the right of the picture above) in a decidedly more upbeat mood.
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"Confidence indices suggest that firms and households are also more upbeat about the economic outlook, which should also help to support domestic demand," he added.
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The results, which were also boosted by the weak euro, were markedly more upbeat than those of U.S. and Dutch rivals General Electric and Philips.
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Kuroda instead vowed to keep policy loose to achieve the BOJ's 2 percent inflation goal, even as the BOJ issued a more upbeat economic assessment.
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The Fed is expected to hike interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday afternoon, and it is likely to sound more upbeat about the economy.
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The Mercedes CEO was more upbeat about the brand's prospects in China, given that the overall market was expected to grow 8 percent this year.
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Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Oppenheimer upgraded the stock based on a more upbeat market narrative and significant company transformation.
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Audi Chairman Bram Schot struck a more upbeat tone, saying he didn't see the potential for tariffs on European cars as something to worry about.
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ING analysts were more upbeat, however, pointing to the fact that even the weaker private survey showed manufacturers' expectations of future activity were still solid.
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They're way more optimistic, more upbeat, but there's an honesty and a candor that's familiar, and I think that's why [my daughter] really likes it.
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The IMF is a bit more upbeat, expecting 13% growth next year, but that is still 21 percentage points lower than its pre-referendum expectation.
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Over in the Rangers' locker room, however, the mood was apparently more upbeat, perhaps because the players have the best record in the American League.
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An ANZ bank survey showed that firms turned a lot less pessimistic on the economy in December, while becoming more upbeat on their own prospects.
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The content and framing is pretty different in seasons one and two—and the latter ends on a more upbeat note than season one did.
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However, the company did announce a $250 million stock buyback and also gave a more upbeat forecast for the current year than analysts were expecting.
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Ms. Loughlin has appeared more upbeat, at one point signing autographs before a court appearance, while Ms. Huffman has appeared in court looking more somber.
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Forecasters at the Atlanta Fed are somewhat more upbeat, pegging their fourth-quarter forecast at 2.6 percent, based on their model of the latest economic data.
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The increase brings the VW group's largest division by sales into line with a more upbeat outlook for overall VW group profit announced earlier in November.
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The collection is divided into more upbeat, "daytime" songs and slower "nighttime" songs and features a wide blend of legendary artists culled from across several decades.
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The European Central Bank is likely to raise its growth and inflation forecasts later on Thursday, striking a more upbeat note on the euro zone's economy.
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At one point, when someone at her table shouted, "Hey, let's put on something more upbeat," the staff played her hit "Fantasy," and everyone went crazy.
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Yet while the outlook is slightly more upbeat for retailers, a round of sales forecasts is calling for growth that's roughly in line with last year.
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For one, while stock investors cheered Friday's payrolls, investors worry more upbeat data will bolster prospects for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve this year.
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Mr. Tykwer said that the minute he read the novel he knew there was a movie in it, one more upbeat and lighthearted than the book.
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But the mood was more upbeat in Hong Kong, where shares drew some support from stronger-than-expected monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB).
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Clearly, it was a move to excite developers than warn them — with Zuckerberg looking and sounding more upbeat than he has been in recent public appearances.
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The Contemplative Court gives visitors an opportunity to collect their thoughts on everything they've seen and experienced before moving on to the more upbeat galleries above.
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What's happening: Business activity varied across the country, with the West and South more upbeat than the Midwest and Great Plains, which are U.S. manufacturing hubs.
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Saikawa was more upbeat on Nissan's prospects in China, the world's biggest auto market, which shrank last year for the first time in about two decades.
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He made a point of adjusting his sets to the mood of his audience, throwing in more blues, or more upbeat rock, or whatever, as needed.
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Australia's central bank has turned more upbeat on the economic outlook, citing an improving labour market, stronger public investment and a pick up in household consumption.
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Xinhua Liu, chief marketing officer of Cheetah Mobile, a Chinese company that makes mobile utilities and game apps with 567 million monthly users worldwide, was more upbeat.
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The BOJ is likely to keep monetary policy steady and give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week's rate review, sources have told Reuters.
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"The rush of endorphins sparked by sex lowers blood pressure and stress levels and makes us feel more upbeat for the rest of the day," researchers said.
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Oil prices jumped on Friday and posted a third week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs a global supply glut may be easing.
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But even as the index suffered its worst one-day drop in 10 months, some U.S. investors looked for reasons to expect more upbeat trading next week.
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The more upbeat markets are that the next U.S. administration will be market-friendly, the more likely it is that it will be disappointed, the bank states.
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With their guests able to let their hair down, the couple chose a more upbeat, albeit still loving, song as their first dance as a married pair.
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Trump sounded a more upbeat note earlier, and said he expected to know whether a deal could be struck to include Canada in the next few days.
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Confidence improved last month among both firms and consumers, who are more upbeat about prospects for the economy and jobs, ISTAT said in its monthly economic bulletin.
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The Canadian dollar stood near a one-month high against the greenback after the Bank of Canada was more upbeat about the economy than some investors expected.
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U.S. crude prices settled at $43.73 a barrel, up 1.27 percent, as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs a persistent global supply glut may be easing.
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SYDNEY, (Reuters) - Australia's central bank is sounding more upbeat about the country's economy as it flagged a possible "pronounced decline" in unemployment, although an ongoing Sino-U.
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Unlike previous Anonymous videos that typically feature ominous music and imagery, this one was much more upbeat, with the group even mocking the typical view of hackers.
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Later that night, a more upbeat James was back on the app — with two fresh photos of the purple sneakers he had worn in the Lakers' win.
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The comments are more upbeat than guidance published at the end of April when VW predicted full-year deliveries to be on a par with 2015 levels.
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The survey marked a more upbeat outlook compared to the last quarterly survey, showing a rise of 4 percentage points from when it was last conducted in October.
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Investors took heart this week from more upbeat comments over the Chinese market at the Geneva car show and were lured by low valuations after this year's selloff.
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This overshadowed a more upbeat forecast for oil demand growth from the International Energy Agency, which said the oil market is essentially balanced after two years of surpluses.
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And taking a more upbeat stance in public becomes easier when others are also changing their tone, as the risk of a market volatility diminishes, the sources said.
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Americans are just a bit more upbeat about what 2802 meant to them personally compared to what it meant for the U.S., according to an Axios/SurveyMonkey poll.
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Although the S&P 500 rose on Friday after more upbeat comments on trade from Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the index ended the week 2.17% lower.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank has turned more upbeat on the economic outlook, citing an improving labor market, stronger public investment and a pick up in household consumption.
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In the face of widespread criticism from Republicans — particularly the party's presidential candidates — Mr. Carter has in recent weeks painted a more upbeat picture of the military efforts.
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The picture on corporate bond sales globally was more upbeat — Refinitiv data showed issuance in the first four weeks of 153 at $87 billion, down just $800 million.
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But why do we usually turn to songs about loss and despair in our times of need, instead of blasting more upbeat songs like Pharrell's "Happy" on repeat?
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"Guidance overall has been more upbeat than we anticipated, especially given the macroeconomic backdrop and trade concerns," Lindsey Bell from CFRA Research said in a note to clients.
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The ECB signaled its intention to explore monetary easing but did not cut interest rates, and President Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the economy than investors expected.
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A second photo posted to her Instagram account shows the "What About Us" singer, her kids (with Jameson looking much more upbeat!) and her mom Judy posing together.
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In a testament to the improving economy, the BOJ will slightly revise up its growth projections and offer a more upbeat assessment of the economy than last month.
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U.S. crude futures this week were heading for a third week of gains, trading around $43 a barrel, as market sentiment turned more upbeat despite the persistent oversupply.
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BofA also studied earnings comments on conference calls to gauge the attitude of companies and finds that they are more upbeat than they've been in a long while.
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The Lloyds business confidence survey of 1,200 companies showed businesses had become more upbeat about prospects for the economy, although they were less confident about their own prospects.
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After years of falling ticket prices putting yields under pressure, both Lufthansa and Air France-KLM made more upbeat comments on pricing this week, boosting their shares further.
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But concern about unemployment and crop prices have put the BJP on the back foot, and the opposition has in recent days felt more upbeat about its chances.
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A widely-watched survey published on Thursday showed Britain's construction sector fell to a three-month low in December, though businesses were more upbeat about the coming year.
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Reports vary as to whether the original ending was cut for time, because test audiences didn't get it, or just to give the movie a more upbeat ending.
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PG&E's stock surged this week as investors became more upbeat about the prospects of a deal with the wildfire victims, but closed down 1.3 percent on Friday.
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"Adore You" is also one of the more upbeat tracks on "Fine Line," providing a much-needed dose of pep and a glance into Styles' more playful side.
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Recent data on the British economy have been mildly encouraging and BoE Governor Mark Carney has sounded a bit more upbeat, noting wage growth is finally picking up.
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Credit Suisse also said it had attended the presentation, although it had a more upbeat assessment than KBW, despite not expecting H20 to start winning back money yet.
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Btg, the healthcare firm, was ended up by more than 5.6 percent on Thursday after JPMorgan announced a more upbeat expectation on the value of the company's share price.
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Official retail sales data have painted a more upbeat picture than most other private sector surveys including the CBI's, although some gauges of consumer morale are starting to weaken.
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Markets are pricing in around an 80 percent chance of an August hike following more upbeat second-quarter data and hawkish comments from members of the Monetary Policy Committee.
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The BOJ also said "inflation expectations have moved sideways recently," offering a slightly more upbeat view than three months ago when it said they were on a weak note.
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Last week, Cote told CNBC's Jim Cramer he was wrong for not giving a more upbeat 2017 outlook, saying the message may have gotten lost in the management's presentation.
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While the Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady, it could also take a more upbeat view on the economy, keeping the way open for future rate rises.
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The overall earnings report from Sony is much more upbeat, with most of its sub-divisions growing at a healthy rate, led by its PlayStation gaming group once again.
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In Asian hours, the Australian dollar surged more than 1 percent after minutes from the central bank's last policy meeting showed it turning more upbeat on the economic outlook.
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Flash forward to 2018 — and they're both Olympic bronze medalists, and back together eating cheeseburgers, but this time it's for a slightly more upbeat reason: their new DSW campaign!
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ECB President Mario Draghi also sounded more upbeat on the euro-zone economy than some investors expected, curbing speculation the bank was about to enter a prolonged easing cycle.
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"BASF's 2019 outlook was more upbeat than we expected, albeit mostly due to operating leverage re-acceleration in the second half of 2019," Jefferies analysts said in a note.
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Shares in Shopify Inc gained 2.4 percent to C$45 after the e-commerce software maker reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and provided a more upbeat outlook.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its overall assessment of the economy on Wednesday, echoing the Bank of Japan's more upbeat view, in a sign the economy may be steadying.
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True, "Remobe" ("Development starts with agriculture") is more upbeat with a livelier solo than the solemn "Tiega Mali" ("Today Mali suffers—killings, banditry—we are tearing each other apart").
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The GfK survey showed that consumers were more upbeat about their earnings for the next 12 months, with the index for income expectations rising by seven points to 57.5.
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"I think the market is excited about the strong results from Cyber Monday and the more upbeat forecasts around holiday spending," GlobalData Retail managing director Neil Saunders told CNBC.
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Taiwanese Apple suppliers, however, had a more upbeat session: Camera lens supplier Largan Precision soared 3.64 percent on the day and Hon Hai Precision Industry ended 94.7093 percent higher.
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The GfK survey showed that consumers were more upbeat about their earnings for the next 250.5 months, with the index for income expectations rising by seven points to 255.1.
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There were similar dynamics at play during the Obama administration, when Democrats tended to be more upbeat about the economy compared to Republicans, according to YouGov, a polling organization.
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Shares in Shopify Inc surged 9.3 percent to C$48.01 after the e-commerce software maker reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and provided a more upbeat outlook.
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Chip, Wretch 32, Shakka and Donae'o all turned up, bringing even more energy to the room after Wretch-featuring "Purple Sky" transitioned the show back into more upbeat territory.
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It also sounded more upbeat on the country's economy, raising its gross domestic product expectations for the current and next fiscal years to 1.8 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively.
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ArcelorMittal said on Friday that its was slightly more upbeat on the steel sector and raised its forecast for steel consumption in China this year, although also expressed caution.
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Consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly heading into April, according to a GfK survey released on Wednesday, as shoppers became more upbeat about their income and were more willing to spend.
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Japan has benefitted from global tailwinds that boosted exports and factory output, Kuroda said, describing its economy as "expanding steadily as a trend" - a more upbeat view than last month.
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But China's official PMI survey was more upbeat and showed manufacturing activity picked up unexpectedly in August, nudging up modestly to 50.4, compared with the previous month's reading of 49.9.
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The new forecasts are slightly more upbeat than those made last week by employers' association Confindustria, which estimates 1.5 percent growth in 2017 and 1.3 percent growth the following year.
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With more upbeat consumers, and signs they are spending this holiday season, it may be time to shift investment from quick-service dining to casual-dining stocks, one analyst says.
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Both Warsaw and the EU's political capital Brussels have recently sounded more upbeat on chances for a deal, with diplomats pointing to mid-May as the make-or-break date.
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While investors still believe the central bank is more likely than not to cut rates at least once by December, its more upbeat tone in May may change those odds.
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European stocks reversed their initial knee-jerk gains in reaction to the ECB's easing intentions after the central bank's governor Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the economy than expected.
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Consumers were more upbeat about their earnings for the next year, with the index for income expectations rising more than eight points to 58.3 — the second-highest level on record.
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The Canadian equivalent earlier hit a one-month high of C$0.74663 after the Bank of Canada gave a more upbeat assessment of the Canadian economy than some investors expected.
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Gold prices extended gains for a fourth day on Tuesday as political troubles in the United States dented the dollar while a more upbeat scenario in Europe lifted the euro.
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Republicans also feel more upbeat about North Dakota in recent days, in part because of encouraging GOP polling numbers, and there is a better mood about Florida now that Gov.
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Yields have increased since the Federal Reserve expressed caution last week over the domestic economy, with numerous Fed officials this week presenting a more upbeat view on inflation and growth.
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The track is more upbeat than we've been used to from the Londoners, who we last saw on 2012's Coexist, but it's a return to typically heartfelt, rhythmic form.
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Fellow Australian miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group are scheduled to release operations data and updated guidance on Thursday and are also expected to deliver more upbeat business outlooks.
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Here's Sam Tanenhaus with a more upbeat take: But first, what besides youth sets millennials apart from their elders — the wizened silent generation, the graying boomers, the midlife Gen-X'ers?
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If you're looking for a game that's a little more upbeat, maybe something that feels just as ridiculous and arbitrary as dating is in 2016, you should probably try Snakedate.
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Wordplay VARIETY PUZZLE — Another tough one today, but markedly more upbeat than the last acrostic puzzle and beautifully science-geeky, as our constructors, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, say below.
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Mario Draghi, the president of the central bank, will hold a news conference after the meeting and is likely to offer a slightly more upbeat assessment of the eurozone economy.
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This more upbeat assessment compared to the June statement indicates that the Fed still thinks that it can raise interest rates at least once this year, as its projections show.
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It may offer a slightly more upbeat view on capital spending than in July, reflecting a slew of recent data showing companies are buying more equipment to deal with labour shortages.
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On a slightly more upbeat note, many in the scientific community believe that the Zika epidemic is on the decline (the WHO declared it was no longer an emergency in 2017).
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"After the election I kind of felt people were down and needed something more upbeat so I decided to don my sweater once again and get up and dance," she said.
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Retail sales were more upbeat, rising 10.7 percent in May from a year earlier, unchanged from April and above analysts' expectations for a 10.6 percent rise due to slowing auto sales.
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In the energy market, oil prices jumped and were poised for a third week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs the global supply glut may be easing.
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The company's shares, which have gained over 71% this year, rose 3.6% to $739.60 in extended trading as the burrito chain also provided a more upbeat 2019 same-store sales forecast.
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On a more upbeat note, the report finds people are living on average seven years longer than they were in 1990, with life expectancy rising from 74.2 years to 80.9 years.
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Songs like "Gravity" combined the band's saccharine sound with something far more aggressive, while ballads like "I Can Feel You" sound like a more upbeat version of Death Cab for Cutie.
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The Canadian dollar strengthened to a five-week high of C$1.3402 per U.S. dollar after the Bank of Canada was more upbeat about the economy than some investors had expected.
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The mood among German analysts and investors improved more than expected in October, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting traders are more upbeat about the growth prospects of Europe's biggest economy.
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The fear is also prompting investors to trim expectations of further interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year but the reality is likely more upbeat, according to SocGen.
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In another positive sign for private consumption, the GfK consumer sentiment indicator showed on Wednesday that consumer morale improved unexpectedly heading into May, with shoppers more upbeat about their future income.
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They sound more upbeat on the domestic economy...but the rest of the world, we need to wait and see just how that story plays out over the next few months.
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SYDNEY - Australia's central bank has turned more upbeat on the economic outlook led by an improving labor market, although it remained worried about rising household debt and a strong local dollar.
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The GfK survey showed that consumers felt more upbeat about their earnings for the next 12 months, with the sub-index for income expectations surging by nearly 10 points to 56.7.
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Policymakers are set to offer a more upbeat assessment of the economy than last month, as a pick-up in overseas demand bolsters exports and factory output, sources have told Reuters.
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The travel website operator's revenue topped estimates, however, and the company announced a $250 million stock buyback and gave a more upbeat forecast for the current year than analysts were expecting.
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Airbus Defence and Space Chief Executive Dirk Hoke on Friday said his company was far more upbeat about the prospects for its Eurofighter Typhoon than it had been even several years ago.
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"Trader and investor attitudes are more upbeat to start the trading week after the U.S. and Mexico late Friday reached a deal," said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco in a note.
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The IOBE's 2017 forecast, however, is for much less growth than the more upbeat view taken by the government and its official creditors who project the economy will grow by 2.7 percent.
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"Looking ahead, consumers are more upbeat about the short-term employment outlook, but somewhat neutral about business conditions and income prospects," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at The Conference Board.
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The dollar rose, hitting 10-week-highs against the yen, as risk appetite improved amid a more upbeat outlook on the euro and on the prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal.
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The dollar climbed to a four-month peak against the yen on Thursday, bolstered by the rise in U.S. Treasury yields that suggests a more upbeat outlook for the world's largest economy.
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He said his group at Citi Private Bank is receiving "mixed signals" from clients, with firms specializing in bankruptcy or litigation, or both, more upbeat about their overall prospects for the year.
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Without ever smudging them with distortion, or many effects at all, he has this freewheeling, lyrical way of twisting around Lawrence's genteel chords, filling Felt's more upbeat tracks with an impossible color.
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At Thursday's meeting, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda offered a slightly more upbeat view on inflation than three months ago and maintained his view the world's third-largest economy will sustain a recovery.
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Mr. Navarro's remarks contrasted sharply with Mr. Trump's more upbeat assessment last week, when he told reporters at the White House that he was "getting much closer to doing something" with China.
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She was much more upbeat in Minsk, both at lunch surrounded by her new team and around the dinner table in the house she had built for her family with her winnings.
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Icahn's trades have pitted him against Putnam Investments and Alliance Bernstein Holding, two of the largest money managers, both are which are more upbeat on their outlook on malls, the Journal said.
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As for Ms. Thompson herself, she says that as a free bird (the new and more upbeat term for empty nester) she values time with her family more than any physical gift.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday and notched their third straight week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs a persistent global supply glut may be easing.
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" The proclamation could hardly be more upbeat in its praise of the Irish for "overcoming poverty and discrimination and inspiring Americans from all walks of life with their indomitable and entrepreneurial spirit.
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A separate survey by Barclaycard, which covers a broader range spending, was more upbeat, showing an annual 3.9% jump in spending by consumers in January, boosted by spending on fuel and at supermarkets.
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The Fed could sound slightly more upbeat about the economy after its meeting Wednesday, and that could be enough to reinforce Wall Street's growing view that a rate hike is coming in December.
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Flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys in the euro zone were the latest to sound more upbeat on the economic fallout of Britain's vote to leave the European Union than had been feared.
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Recent reports point to an ongoing effort by Beijing to tightly control the prevailing storyline about its economy, including recent revelations about the central government pressuring economists to use a more upbeat tone.
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TFG's trading update is more upbeat than those of its South African competitors, who are struggling to grow sales in an economy forecast to have expanded by less than 1 percent in 2016.
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And with Moet Chandon as the sponsor of the night, attendees are usually sipping on the free-flowing champagne — making for the more upbeat speeches and funny moments the Globes are known for.
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The move in yields is opposite to the one in bond prices, so that means investors are buying bonds, looking for security just when they should be feeling more upbeat about the economy.
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Although Australia's central bank is also concerned about a strong currency, equity market sentiment has been boosted by the RBA turning more upbeat on the economic outlook, led by an improving labour market.
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A separate report by the Institute for Supply Management released on Wednesday was more upbeat for April, showing improved hiring with many businesses expecting that the April-June period would produce better results.
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"I think we would be much more upbeat if we were not mired in things like what's going on with repeal and replace [Obamacare] and taxes," the host of CNBC's "Mad Money" said.
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"Sentiment in the German economy improved significantly ahead of the Brexit referendum," Ifo chief Clemens Fuest said, adding managers were a bit more upbeat about the current situation while their expectations improved significantly.
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Specifically, DeBord said, this "Banner" segues several times to minor chords, which in the Western canon are considered melancholic, in places where major chords, which are heartier and more upbeat, are the norm.
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Another study — this one conducted in partnership with Facebook by Robert E. Kraut, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who has long studied how computers affect users' psychology — had a more upbeat finding.
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Switzerland's biggest banks UBS and Credit Suisse both provided more upbeat than expected trading updates at the virtual Morgan Stanley European Financials Conference on Wednesday and Thursday, which saw their shares post gains.
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The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey released on Thursday shows, however, that Americans are more upbeat on Trump's handling of the economy: 50 percent approve and 48 percent disapprove.
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Governor Mark Carney has sounded a bit more upbeat recently, noting how wage growth is finally picking up and saying the focus of the BoE is shifting back to tackling above-target inflation.
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Earlier in the week, sterling got a small boost from the government's Autumn Statement on the budget that, while revising down growth forecasts, was more upbeat and growth-supportive than some had expected.
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While in years past, the top GIFs of the year have reflected a collective energy full of uncertainty and ennui, this year's crop, as curated by GIF master Giphy, is considerably more upbeat!
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Oil futures surged by more than 8 percent to above $40 per barrel in April, as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs that a persistent global supply glut may be easing, OPEC said.
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Consumer sentiment rocketed to its highest level in 15 years in early May as Americans grew more upbeat on the health of the economy and its path in 2019, according to data released Friday.
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It is also set to offer a more upbeat assessment of the economy than it did last month, as a pick-up in overseas demand bolsters exports and factory output, sources have told Reuters.
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After the ECB signalled its intention cut interest rates and explore additional monetary easing opportunities, governor Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the economy than expected, sending equities lower and boosting government debt yields.
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The caretaker conservative government presented a slightly more upbeat outlook for jobs on Friday, projecting the unemployment rate would drop to 18.6 percent of the workforce by year-end rather than 18.7 percent previously.
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Analysts who follow Under Armour — many initially hesitant about the Kohl's brand cheapening Under Armour's — are now more upbeat about the partnership's potential, after hearing what the Kohl's CEO had to say on Thursday.
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And with Nordstrom's stock trading at 13 times earnings and only offering a 3.5 percent yield, it is an expensive buy compared to fellow straggler Macy's and to the more upbeat Kohl's, he said.
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The figures were more upbeat than the official Chinese PMI survey on Thursday that showed new orders expanding and come after stronger-than-expected growth in U.S. gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.
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The tone of Monday's round table was notably more upbeat — the seven people who met with Ms. Yellen all had jobs or, if they were in training programs, were optimistic about finding steady work.
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Despite her on-court struggles, life off the court has been more upbeat with her engagement to U.S. men's national soccer team and Toronto FC forward Jozy Altidore, whom she began dating in 2016.
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A survey by ANZ and Roy Morgan out on Tuesday showed sentiment surged in the first week of January, with consumers much more upbeat about their finances and eager to buy big-ticket items.
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You're brooding and thinking about very serious things all day long, Aries—at least until this evening, when the Moon enters fellow Fire sign Sagittarius and puts you in a more upbeat, adventurous mood.
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The mood created by the Monterey-area auctions, which typically set the tone of the market for the rest of the year and perhaps beyond, was far more upbeat than had generally been expected.
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GRAPHIC: Business confidence among CFOs hits record high — here The public became much more upbeat about the prospects for Britain's economy after the election, according to a survey commissioned by payment card company Barclaycard.
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But with Belgian brewing giant AB Inbev reviving the Hong Kong listing of its Asian Budweiser Brewing Company APAC to raise around $5 billion last week, the mood has turned a little more upbeat.
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Growth in Britain's construction sector fell to a three-month low in December, though businesses struck a more upbeat tone for the coming year despite Brexit uncertainty delaying commercial projects, a survey showed on Thursday.
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By contrast, the first single off the album, "Kerala," which leans on a vocal sample from Brandy's 1994 hit "Baby," is markedly more upbeat and speaks to the electrifying magnetism of starting over somewhere new.
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But given the fact that sterling has fallen more than 5 percent since the last meeting, easing some deflationary pressures, policymakers could sound a more upbeat tone, which could provide the pound with some respite.
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Britain's dominant services sector grew unexpectedly quickly last month and businesses are more upbeat about 2018 than they were for much of 2017, but Brexit is weighing on investment plans, a survey showed on Thursday.
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BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - German business morale brightened unexpectedly in February, matching December's 33-month high, a survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting company executives are more upbeat about the growth prospects of Europe's largest economy.
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In the energy market, oil prices jumped on the day and were poised for a third week of gains as market sentiment turned more upbeat amid signs a persisting global supply glut may be easing.
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Meanwhile, U.S. consumer confidence in October rose to its highest levels in nearly 61.2 years as consumers grew more upbeat after several hurricanes had influenced sentiment in September, a Conference Board survey showed on Monday.
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At a mining conference in Cape Town, the first major industry event of the year, insiders were more upbeat compared with last year but mindful of risks given the sector's history of boom and bust.
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BoE Governor Mark Carney sounded a more upbeat tone than previously last week, saying wage growth was finally picking up and that the focus of the BoE is shifting back to tackling above-target inflation.
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But yields have rebounded since the start of September as a pause in the U.S.-China trade vitriol that dominated market headlines last month gave way to more upbeat commentary from both Beijing and Washington.
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Wordplay MONDAY PUZZLE — Yesterday, Andrew Zhou served us a "recipe for disaster," but today we make the best of a new solving week with a much more upbeat puzzle by Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman.
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"Despite TGT's strong stock run, with shares up +63% YTD, we are incrementally more upbeat following strong recent results and an improved margin outlook," said Cowen equity strategist Oliver Chen in a note to clients.
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While the Bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged, many analysts are now predicting a rate rise in May, especially after BoE Governor Mark Carney recently sounded a more upbeat tone on the economy.
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Ahead of the start of Wall Street trading, there were more upbeat signals as U.S. homebuilding figures increased more than expected and permits for future home construction surged to a 12-1/2-year high.
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The researchers found that this more upbeat soundtrack successfully attracted new residents; there were twice as many fish at the dead coral patches where the recordings were being played compared to those that remained silent.
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Further supporting sentiment was a survey showing that German business confidence unexpectedly rose in June to a record high, a fresh sign that company executives are more upbeat about the growth outlook of Europe's largest economy.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling rose against the dollar for the second day running on Thursday, as more upbeat data underlined the UK economy's post-Brexit resilience and helped the pound make the most of a retreating greenback.
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The dollar rose, hitting 10-week-highs against the yen, as risk appetite improved amid a more upbeat outlook on some of the world's largest economies and on the prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal.
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A slew of grocery stocks were the subject of investment ratings actions today by Wall Street firms, including a downbeat call on Whole Foods Market and a more upbeat outlook for its rival Sprouts Farmers Market.
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The figures were more upbeat than the official Chinese PMI survey on Thursday that also showed new orders expanding and comes after a stronger-than-expected growth in U.S. gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy grew for a sixth consecutive month in April, while a central bank survey of business sentiment showed firms were feeling more upbeat, accelerating expectations for a possible sooner-than-expected rate hike.
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"Business leaders in the manufacturing sector are more upbeat in their economic outlook so far in 2202, with demand and production expanding modestly once again," said Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Its finance minister said on Friday the G7 ministers were now more upbeat about the global economy and stressed that a good balance of monetary, fiscal and structural policies was the only way to foster growth.
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While more upbeat June factory output and retail sales offered signs of improvement, some analysts cautioned the gains may not be sustainable, and expect Beijing will continue to roll out more support measures in coming months.
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LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - British retailers saw a stronger-than-expected improvement in sales in November and are more upbeat about the month ahead, which includes the key Christmas season, an industry survey showed on Monday.
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In January, only six of 29 analysts saw a cut in February after the central bank struck a more upbeat tone at its last policy meeting due to improving trade conditions and a resilient domestic environment.
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But optimism in industry remained steady at the December new high of 8.8 and consumers were more upbeat at 1.3 points in January against 0.5 in December, signalling the positive trends from late 2017 were continuing.
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"We sensed a more upbeat tone to his comments, which suggests that it might not take a lot for the BoE to alter its forward guidance," wrote Derek Halpenny, MUFG's European head of global markets research.
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While the central bank flagged coronavirus risks, more upbeat comments about employment and consumer prices bolstered expectations it may not need to cut rates this year, which helped the New Zealand dollar climb 0.5% to $0.6440.
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After years of falling ticket prices, some major European carriers are seeing fare declines slow down and have made more upbeat comments on pricing for 2017, against a backdrop of increased travel demand and rising oil prices.
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"Indeed, the only change even worth highlighting from the statement was a slightly more upbeat view of growth in economic activity, which the Fed now regards as "strong" as opposed to "solid" previously," Deutsche Bank analysts said.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has become more upbeat about economic activity in the last couple of months, thanks in part to unexpected strength in the domestic labor market and a synchronized upturn in global activity.
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"For the Bank of Canada, this certainly means the economy is doing quite well and pumping out a lot of jobs," which could make the central bank's statement after its meeting next week more upbeat, Guatieri said.
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The ECB signaled its intention to explore monetary easing but did not cut interest rates, and bank President Mario Draghi sounded more upbeat on the economy than investors expected, sending equities lower and boosting government debt yields.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's dominant services sector grew unexpectedly quickly last month and businesses are more upbeat about 2018 than they were for much of 2017, but Brexit is weighing on investment plans, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Yeezy's aggressive and egocentric rhymes collide with Death Cab's sad-sack minor chord progressions and Ben Gibbard's calming voice to produce something that's fun to listen to and a bit more upbeat than the average DCFC record.
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Financial market experts are more upbeat because of Germany's solid economic growth figures in the second quarter, a surge in bank lending and increased investment by both the government and private firms, ZEW head Achim Wambach said.
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But given the fact that sterling has fallen more than 5 percent since the last meeting, easing some deflationary pressures, policymakers could sound a more upbeat tone, which analysts said would provide the pound with some respite.
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Drawing its forecasts from its close links to more than 100,0.73 large, medium-sized and small firms from all branches of processing industry, which together employ more than 8 million employees, the BDI sees more upbeat figures.
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With robust exports and private consumption pointing to a steady though modest recovery, the Japanese central bank slightly raised its growth forecasts and offered a more upbeat view of the world's third-largest economy than last month.
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The Australian dollar was up 0.2 percent to $0.7926 after surging to two-year highs on Tuesday as minutes of the last meeting of the country's central bank showed policymakers turned more upbeat on the economic outlook.
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Its poll showed that 26 of 48 industry associations were more upbeat than they were at the end of 2016 and more than two- thirds expected firms in their sector to produce more next year than this.
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But the pace was in line with analysts' expectations for the slowest since the first quarter of 9.96, the earliest quarterly data on record, and more upbeat June factory output and retail sales offered signs of improvement.
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He has developed a more upbeat attitude about his missing limbs — "If I break a leg, I can just get a new one; I don't need a cast" — but that does not mean he liked feeling patronized.
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Last night, playing Noisey's show, she was similarly casual, playing a sprawling set that went back to her earliest material and placed a few deeply sincere ballads alongside the tightly choreographed performances of her more upbeat songs.
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A day after the Fed held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs will not change anytime soon, Europe's central bank held its rates steady and its new head struck a more upbeat tone on the economy.
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ZEW head Achim Wambach said financial market experts were more upbeat because of Germany's solid economic growth figures in the second quarter, a surge in bank lending and increased investment activity by both the government and firms.
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Koblenz was more upbeat about a political display by Madonna, whose much-anticipated, two-song guest performance in the final featured two back-up dancers, with Israeli and Palestinian flags on their backs, walking in an embrace.
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BERLIN, June 26 (Reuters) - German business confidence unexpectedly rose in June to a record high, a survey showed on Monday, in a fresh sign that company executives are more upbeat about the growth outlook of Europe's largest economy.
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Ford Motor on Tuesday confirmed that it would be less profitable in 22016 than last year, even as cross town rival General Motors on the same day gave a much more upbeat forecast that surpassed Wall Street expectations.
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We do know that the new series will be set nearly a decade after the start of the apocalypse and that things look way more upbeat here than the usual Walking Dead vibe, with a much younger cast.
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A decline in demand for hospital equipment in Europe and flat sales in the United States capped overall comparable quarterly sales growth to 2.3 percent, even though results in China and other emerging markets were much more upbeat.
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The findings contrast with a more upbeat official survey on Monday, raising concerns that China is still facing hurdles to its plans to transform the economy into one more reliant on domestic consumption than heavy industry and exports.
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BoE Governor Mark Carney sounded a more upbeat tone than previously at a testimony last week, saying wage growth was finally picking up and that the focus of the BoE is shifting back to tackling above-target inflation.
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"This is definitely a hawkish surprise from the central bank and if you look at the statement it paints a relatively more upbeat picture than its previous assessment," said Jonas Goltermann, an economist at ING Bank in London.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady after a two-day meeting set to begin Tuesday, but policymakers may be more upbeat on the economic outlook leaving the path open for future rate hikes.
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Making her first foreign visit since last Thursday's election when May saw her Conservatives' slim majority disappear after what several sources called "an awful campaign", May was more upbeat after winning a stay of execution from her party.
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The Doobie Brothers (pictured) dominated the airwaves with their more upbeat, finger-tapping rhythms, known as the "Doobie Bounce", in songs such as "It Keeps You Runnin" (1976) and the Grammy award-winning "What a Fool Believes" (1979).
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Unfortunately, back in 2008, pop culture decided that Sadele is the one people collectively love — just as people preferred the mopey "Chasing Pavements" to the more upbeat, ambitious songs on her first album 19 (RIP, "Right as Rain").
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With eyes in Europe fixed on a meeting of the European Central Bank expected to deliver a modestly more upbeat verdict on the euro zone economy - but no policy action - the euro was also marginally stronger at $1.0550.
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The Canadian dollar hit its strongest since mid-April at C$1.3385 per U.S. dollar after the Bank of Canada kept interest rates unchanged and gave a more upbeat assessment of the economy than some investors had expected.
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Attendees sing to Holocaust, synagogue shooting survivor One of the more upbeat moments of the evening came when the chamber broke into a rendition of "Happy Birthday" to celebrate a survivor of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
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Her collaboration with Skrillex and Blaqstarr is decidedly more upbeat than her refugee-centered "Border" videos, but she still slips an environmental message into a film that's as satisfying to watch as it is horrifying to think about.
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Despite a more upbeat first quarter than expected, analysts still predict China's economic growth will slow to 6.5 percent this year, with the ongoing regulatory crackdown and U.S. trade dispute seen as key risks, a Reuters poll showed.
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Britain's decision in a June 23 referendum to leave the European Union has already started to tip the economy into a mild recession, a Reuters poll found last month, although recent purchasing manager surveys have been more upbeat.
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"We came away from Snap's first big partner summit feeling more upbeat than before on the cadence of innovation and the overall trajectory of the business in 2019," wrote Barclays analyst Ross Sandler in a recent investor note.
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As the car companies rebounded during the recovery, and car sales began to break records, the past few years brought a more upbeat approach and focus on fending off the rise of tech companies in the car space.
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"After a very dovish tone in June, the FOMC statement this time may translate a more upbeat flavor amid recent data strength and put back a rate hike on the table this year," said Cynthia Kalasopatan from Mizuho Bank.
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But comments by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on the strength of the U.S. jobs market, followed by a more upbeat view of the economy from the Bank of Japan, appeared to kick the rally into reverse on Tuesday.
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Canada's dollar strengthened to a one-month high against its U.S. counterpart after the Bank of Canada was more upbeat about the economy than some investors expected and as major oil producers looked set to possibly extend production cuts.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly heading into April as shoppers became more upbeat about their income and grew more willing to spend, a survey showed on Wednesday, indicating Europe's biggest economy is on course for further expansion.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans were more upbeat on their earnings growth last month, mirroring a sharp rise in U.S. jobs growth, while inflation expectations remained subdued, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey published on Monday.
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While Brainard's comments also played in to a generally more upbeat mood on stock markets, a fall in oil prices kept the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars under pressure, with all three down more than half a percent.
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Investors were expecting a more upbeat outlook from the Fed on the U.S. economy and interest rates, given generally upbeat economic data over the past month and a half, as well as a more stable global financial market environment.
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There's a theatricality in some of the more upbeat tracks that reminds me of the downcast drama of acts like Parenthetical Girls or Xiu Xiu, who each sought to inflate mundane thoughts the marquee, floodlit scale that pop demands.
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LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - - Growth in Britain's construction sector fell to a three-month low in December, though businesses struck a more upbeat tone for the coming year despite Brexit uncertainty delaying commercial projects, a survey showed on Thursday.
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"Today's PMI headlines are quite misleading as they paint a more upbeat picture than the details suggest: weak external demand remains a drag on confidence, weighing on firms' hiring intentions, while deflationary pressures are still at play," Menut said.
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Governor Mark Carney said he was "absolutely serene" about the judgments the bank had made, even after a handful of more upbeat purchasing manager surveys which suggest the initial hit from the "Brexit" vote was less than previously thought.
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The Australian dollar was up 0.1 percent at $0.7918 after surged 1.5 percent to two-year highs on Tuesday as minutes of the last meeting of the country's central bank showed policymakers turned more upbeat on the economic outlook.
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BERLIN, April 24 (Reuters) - German business morale brightened more than expected in April, hitting its highest in nearly six years, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting company executives are more upbeat about the current state of Europe's largest economy.
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On a more upbeat note, McDermott said its latest quarterly results showed SAP was beginning to enjoy operating margin expansion for the first time since it began investing heavily in shifting its business from up-front licensing to subscriptions.
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Or that you might prefer listening to the more upbeat hits on Billboard's Holiday 100, such as this year's No. 2, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, or No. 4, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives.
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"Emojiland," the delectably silly-smart confection that opened on Sunday night at the Duke on 42nd Street, might be just the thing — the kind of sheer fun that sends you back into the world feeling a little more upbeat.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence surged to an 20.1-year high in September as households grew more upbeat about the labor market, pointing to sustained strength in the economy despite an increasingly bitter trade dispute between the United States and China.
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Although not a prime candidate for a support group, she grudgingly attends one, where she meets Judy (Linda Cardellini), a more upbeat personality who instantly insinuates herself into Jen's life, becoming the friend and sounding board she wouldn't admit she needed.
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That follows testimony on Tuesday from BoE Governor Mark Carney, who sounded a more upbeat tone than previously, saying how wage growth was finally picking up and that the focus of the BoE is shifting back to tackling above-target inflation.
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Despite Mnuchin's more upbeat interpretation of the last negotiating round, Pillsbury said he assumed Trump's tweet came after a more sobering update from Lighthizer, including information that China had walked back from some things to which it had previously agreed.
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Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly expanded at the fastest pace in over two years in October thanks to a construction boom, with smaller firms growing more upbeat, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is stabilising and getting on steadier footing.
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Attitude also matters, so good thing that by the time he cut this—after ruminating not just on Ruminations but on 2013's stillborn Upside Down Mountain—Oberst had become more upbeat, not to mention concerned about his professional future.
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At times during his rally Mr Biden sounded like a less angry, more upbeat version of Mr Trump—at one point he chastised the bosses of GM, a carmaker, for closing factories in America and opening a new plant in Mexico.
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Rheinmetall was more upbeat about its defence division - which accounts for roughly half of its overall sales -, predicting sales would rise organically and before currency effects by around 11% - at the upper end of its previous estimate for 9% to 11%.
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U.S. data in recent days, from jobs to manufacturing to retail, has painted a slightly more upbeat picture of the economy but the same is not true of the euro zone despite a stronger-than-expected industrial output print last week.
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That follows testimony on Tuesday from BoE Governor Mark Carney, who sounded a more upbeat tone than previously, saying wage growth was finally picking up and that the focus of the BoE is shifting back to tackling above-target inflation.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer confidence jumped in May as households grew more upbeat about the labor market, suggesting the economy remained on solid ground despite signs that activity was slowing after being temporarily boosted by exports and a build-up of inventories.
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While the central bank took a more dovish tilt at its August review and sparked speculation of a possible near term rate cut, it changed tack in the last meeting in September with a slightly more upbeat statement on the economy.
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It offered a more upbeat view on the Japanese economy but slightly cut its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, suggesting that it will maintain its massive monetary stimulus for the time being to achieve its ambitious 2 percent target.
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The dollar rose on Friday, hitting 22016-week-highs against the yen, as risk appetite improved amid a more upbeat outlook on some major economies of the world and the prospect of a trade deal between China and the United States.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's construction industry grew last month at the weakest rate since August against a backdrop of rocketing costs linked to the Brexit vote, but builders were more upbeat about the year ahead, an industry survey showed on Thursday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is feeling the heat again after its new, more upbeat picture for Britain's economy put an uncomfortable focus back on its warning last year about a quick and sharp Brexit vote hit to growth.
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LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Sterling strengthened amid a more upbeat mood across global markets on Thursday, as investors focused on a Bank of England policy meeting that looks set to yield the first cut in British interest rates in seven years.
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The ECB signaled its intention to explore monetary easing but left interest rates unchanged, and bank President Mario Draghi struck a more upbeat tone on the economy than investors expected, sending U.S. and European equities lower and boosting sovereign debt yields.
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Sabrina Corlette, a professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University who has been tracking insurers' quarterly earnings, said companies' comments to shareholders have grown more upbeat even as they warn that uncertainty in Washington raises new risks.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian consumer confidence rebounded from a two-year low in August as people became more upbeat on the economy and the housing market, according to one measure, offering a scrap of hope for the hard-pressed retail sector.
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U.S. and European government bond yields climbed, lifted by trade optimism and more upbeat economic data, but China's push to remove more U.S. tariffs imposed in September as part of a "phase one" trade deal raised doubts and spurred profit taking.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling held strong near its highest in a week on Thursday, some more upbeat British housing data helping soothe nerves over domestic economic growth as comments by U.S. President Donald Trump on taxation sent the dollar broadly higher.
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Earlier on Wednesday Broadbent said in a speech that it was important not to over-interpret recent more upbeat economic data, and that Britain's vote to leave the European Union was likely to weigh on investment over the medium term.
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The Australian dollar was by far the biggest beneficiary of another slide for the greenback, jumping 112.303 percent to more than two-year highs after minutes from the Reserve Bank's last policy meeting showed it turning more upbeat on the economy.
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Striking a more upbeat tone, the Economy Ministry said a weak phase in the industrial sector in the third quarter was temporary and mostly linked to slower production in the auto sector due to adjustments for a new pollution standard.
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It was radical and technically rigorous in its delivery, fusing cold, shattered production with dark, real-talk storytelling – a stark departure from the more upbeat, dance-driven sounds produced by a generation of rappers brought up on UKG and grime.
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Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, who spent Monday hurling scathing criticism at Democrats for refusing to agree to allow the package to move forward, opened the Senate floor on Tuesday with a more upbeat message.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was somewhat more upbeat on Thursday, saying that the United States and China were "making a lot of progress" in the talks, but he did not elaborate on areas where that progress could be seen.
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Trump said he was more upbeat about the prospects for an agreement with China than in the recent past, and signaled that Washington could also reach a trade agreement with Brussels that averted car tariffs on car imports from Europe.
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After all, many of the women have the league to thank for their husband's professional and financial success, and the wives of current players — about 30 percent of the women on the page — tend to be more upbeat about the league.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers took a more upbeat view on economic developments in their December 12 meeting but continued to see an abundance of risk that warrant ultra-easy policies, the accounts of the meeting showed on Thursday.
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With a potential deal with North Korea in the works, the economy humming and Trump following through on his vow to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, Republicans were feeling more upbeat about the administration than they had in months.
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Only one of the seven candidates onstage at this particular event — which took place in Washington just two days before Trump's inauguration — came in under the limit, with a reply that was more upbeat than downbeat and more assertive than reactive.
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Topps Tiles' warning comes a day after an industry survey on Monday showed that British retailers saw a stronger-than-expected improvement in sales in November and are more upbeat about the month ahead, which includes the key Christmas season.
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Elsewhere in the plant, a giant poster, painted by a worker, shows an anthropomorphic Whirlpool washing machine, pushing past stumbling washers labeled LG and Samsung - a far more upbeat take on the rivalry than the mood on the factory floor.
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But while the mood at a two-day summit in Brussels was more upbeat, there was little movement from either side on how to resolve the border issue, with EU officials and diplomats saying May had offered nothing new to unlock the talks.
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It was a groggy end to what was still set to be a third week of gains for MSCI's global stock index following more upbeat data and signs that central banks including the Federal Reserve will keep treading carefully with interest rate hikes.
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In August, AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron told analysts he "could not be more upbeat" about the company's expansion into Saudi Arabia, where the cinema operator had recently opened the first new movie theater in the conservative Islamic kingdom in nearly four decades.
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Although markets are celebrating President Donald Trump's more upbeat message to Congress on Tuesday night — shooting the Dow over 21,000 — there's still reason to think investors may be getting way ahead of themselves on the president's ability to deliver on massive fiscal stimulus.
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Though the Fed delivered a quarter percentage point rate hike as widely expected, some analysts expected policymakers to sound a more upbeat note on the economy thanks to a landmark U.S. tax bill that may become reality over the next few weeks.
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Analysts and investors had been expecting retailers to come out with more upbeat holiday sales, considering how strong consumer confidence has been in the U.S. Now, headed into 2019, the fear is any momentum retailers had in 2018 is starting to fade.
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OTTAWA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said the domestic economy consisted of much more than natural resources, striking a more upbeat tone just days after saying low oil prices and a weak Canadian dollar were doing widespread damage.
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Though the Fed delivered a quarter percentage point rate hike as widely expected, some analysts expected policy-makers to sound a more upbeat note on the economy thanks to a U.S. tax bill that may become reality over the next few weeks.
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"Although if one wanted to be more upbeat," Humphreys of Stanford said, "given how incredibly dysfunctional Congress is at this historical moment, this is an achievement — there are dozens of other important issues upon which they are making no progress at all."
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" A source told PEOPLE earlier this year that Miller was "in a really bad place — mentally and emotionally" about her health ordeal, but lately, she has remained more upbeat on social media, even posting selfies after she tried on some "silly wigs.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Raging global trade tensions are likely to force some finance leaders from Group of 20 nations meeting in Japan this weekend to issue stark warnings about risks to the world economy, challenging the forum's more upbeat outlook on global growth.
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This is sexy shit with pop appeal, particularly the more upbeat numbers like "All In" and (the "Superman" by Five Fighting-interpolating?) "Back It Up," which should lay waste to half-measure versions of this type of hazy digital era sex jam.
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Earlier on Tuesday, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary settings unchanged and offered a more upbeat view on inflation expectations than three months ago, signalling its conviction that a strengthening recovery will gradually push price growth to its 2 percent target.
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The readings in the Reuters' monthly poll - which tracks the Bank of Japan's closely watched quarterly tankan - should be encouraging to the central bank, which is set to offer a more upbeat view of the economy this week than it did in June.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An injury-hampered Roger Federer gave himself only a "3% chance" of beating Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Thursday but was more upbeat about his hopes of recovering to win another Grand Slam following his semi-final exit.
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In a number of nations surveyed this past spring, including the United States, supporters of the ruling party tended to have more upbeat views about the condition of democracy in their country, compared with backers of parties that were out of power.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's manufacturing sector expanded at the fastest pace in over two years in October thanks to a construction boom, with smaller firms growing more upbeat, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is stabilizing and getting on steadier footing.
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"The data … shows that British consumers are much more upbeat about their prospects than their counterparts in other key European markets," Toby Clark, director of research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Mintel, said in a news release on the survey on Thursday.
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However, some major press outlets have been more upbeat: "With his mix of market-friendly economic policies and social conservativism at home, Mr. Bolsonaro plans to align Brazil more closely with developed nations and particularly the U.S.," according to the Wall Street Journal this week.
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But if he is more upbeat than his populist competitors on many subjects, Mr Macron shares one crucial bit of ras-le-bol (fed-up-ness) with France's voters: he has had enough of the established political groupings that have dominated the Fifth Republic.
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OPEC expects 230.83 global oil demand growth to slow to 2910 million bpd from 2000 million in 22018, though it was more upbeat about the economic backdrop than last month and cited better sentiment in the oil market, where crude is back above $2800.
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Central banks in the euro zone, Britain and Canada were also more upbeat on the inflation outlook, contributing to a fall of over 10 percent in the MSCI's 47-country world stocks index in about a week - a move which has since retraced slightly.
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Although Oz likes a little sampling of Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones while she's whipping up dishes in the kitchen, she prefers a more "upbeat but mellow," combination of Hot Chip, Chet Faker and Bob Marley for the party itself.
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Weber was more upbeat about blockchain, which was first developed to power bitcoin and is a shared ledger of data that is maintained by computers rather than a central authority, and said over time the idea of a digital ledger would be widely accepted.
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The Bank of Japan is expected to offer a more upbeat view of the economy than it did last month at its next rate review, people familiar with the matter said, as robust exports and factory output support recovery in the world's third-largest economy.
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Toyota's forecast for 2018 is relatively more upbeat than the previous few years, partly as it expects to launch later this year a couple of potentially high-volume subcompact sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) — two China-market versions of the subcompact Toyota CH-R crossover SUV.
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As the real thing suddenly popped into the room, dressed in a charcoal suit and seeming smaller and far more upbeat than the man who last made public rounds in November, when he announced to the world that he was H.I.V.-positive, the crowd gasped.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Friday, hitting 22016-week-highs against the yen, as risk appetite improved amid a more upbeat outlook on some major economies of the world and the prospect of a trade deal between China and the United States.
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Flexing their performance muscles on The Tonight Show on Friday night, they gave a rendition of "New Song," a bass-led track emblematic of the more upbeat sound they embraced on their third album "Heads Up." The performance saw Jenny Lee Lindberg and co.
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Some analysts had expected a pullback in the PMIs, arguing that March's more upbeat readings were likely due in part to one-off factors, such as changes in production and purchasing patterns ahead of a cut in value-added tax rates on April 1.
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Gavin Friend, a strategist at National Bank of Australia said against the risk-off backdrop caused by the virus outbreak, Lagarde had disappointed markets which had expected a more upbeat tone, given trade war headwinds and geopolitical risks had abated since the last policy meeting.
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DATA/EVENTS (GMT) 1330 US Durable Goods Oct1330 US GDP 0.67853nd Estimate Q31330 US Initial Jobless Claims Weekly1500 US Consumption, Adjusted MM Oct1900 US Federal Reserve issues Beige Book of economic condition MARKET NEWS * Asian shares ticked higher as more upbeat signals from Sino-U.
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Harker repeated his expectation that inflation will rise to a 2-percent target by some time next year, and he predicted U.S. economic growth for the rest of the year should be "meaningfully more upbeat" than the 0.5 percent logged in the first quarter.
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The news was likewise more upbeat on the southern end of California's wildfire front, where a blaze called the Woolsey Fire has killed two people, destroyed over 400 structures and displaced some 200,000 people in the mountains and foothills near the Malibu coast west of Los Angeles.
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At a rate review on July 19-20, the BOJ is set to keep monetary policy steady and offer a more upbeat assessment of the economy than it did in June to say it is expanding moderately, reflecting robust business sentiment and consumption, the sources said.
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The new John Legend song is literally already online on Amazon and iTunes (spoilers!) and Spotify (go ahead, put it on a playlist): Originally, the tune was a bit more upbeat, but Tedder in particular urged her to make the lyrics and melody contrast a bit more.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to offer a more upbeat view of the economy at this month's rate review than it did last month, people familiar with the matter said, as robust exports and factory output support recovery in the world's third-largest economy.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to give a more upbeat view of the economy at next week's rate review, sources say, as a pick-up in emerging Asian demand and positive signs in private consumption improve prospects for a solid, export-driven recovery.
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December 23, 2005: 'Make or break' Returning from a Christmas visit to British troops stationed in Iraq, Blair writes to Bush to tell him that, though people are "more upbeat than I expected," there is still suspicion of the coalition forces' motives for being in Iraq.
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There will be a more upbeat feel about Friday's proceedings as the athletes of the year are named in a gala event that was canceled last year amid the chaotic fallout of a series of corruption allegations and revelations at the heart of the IAAF's former leadership.
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On a more upbeat note (at least for JoJo), a clear front-runner emerged on the first night, even as she had to comfort some who felt they were back at an awkward middle school dance (and corral tipsy contestants who barged into her private confessional).
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At a rate review on July 19-20, the Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy steady and offer a more upbeat assessment of the economy than it did in June to say it is expanding moderately, said sources familiar with the central bank's thinking.
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Cameron is set to present a more upbeat case for Britain remaining in the 28-nation bloc after being accused by Brexit campaigners including government ministers John Whittingdale and Iain Duncan Smith of being pessimistic and scaring the public into voting to remain on June 23.
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And on Tuesday, after weeks of emphasizing his conservative credentials and sometimes aping the apocalyptic language of Mr. Trump, he struck a more upbeat tone in seeking to appeal to a very different electorate in New Hampshire, where independent voters are allowed to participate in either party's primary.
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Now, interestingly, after the election, even though the economy is progressing more or less along the same track that it had before, we see that Republicans are much more optimistic about the economy, and much more upbeat about even the near-term economy, whereas Democrats [are] in the reverse.
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A week after the nonprofit group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued a warning that the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was on the verge of failing, the head of the World Health Organization provided a more upbeat message on Thursday.
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The Bank of Japan held monetary policy steady in its June board review, pledging to keep asset purchases around the current target of 80 trillion yen ($727 billion) and sounding more upbeat on the economy, according to a release on Friday at the end of a two-day meeting.
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"We do not expect a big change in tone," compared to the Fed's mid-March policy statement, with policymakers likely to be "more upbeat on growth, though with a more cautious reading of recent inflation developments," JP Morgan economist Michael Feroli wrote in a preview of this week's meeting.
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"After the election, even though the economy is progressing more or less along the same track that it had before, we see that Republicans are much more optimistic about the economy, and much more upbeat about even the near-term economy, whereas Democrats are the reverse," Bernanke said.
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The news was likewise more upbeat on the southern end of California's wildfire front, where a blaze called the Woolsey Fire has killed two people, destroyed more than 400 structures and displaced some 1503,000 people in the mountains and foothills near the Malibu coast west of Los Angeles.
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Does he just have a really nice sofa for when people come over?), I am pleased to say that because it basically just sounds like one of the more upbeat Frank songs from Channel Orange with added Migos (on a sunnier flow than usual), "Slide" is a balmy aural delight.
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The world number 31, playing a sixth PGA Tour event in as many weeks, said he was feeling more upbeat than he was a year ago when he entered the final round at Harbour Town three shots off the lead before a 73 left him in a share of 11th place.
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Buttigieg takes a more upbeat tack, asking Iowans to "turn the page on a Washington experience paralyzed by the same old thinking," a theme the 38-year-old regularly turned to as a means of contrasting himself with his top competitors, all of whom are senior citizens and served on Capitol Hill.
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The figures were more upbeat than the official survey on Thursday - which showed business sentiment in the sector dropped to a three-year low and export orders fell to their lowest in a decade - indicating a marginal improvement in domestic demand as a flurry of policy stimulus kicked in from late last year.
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What was widely interpreted as a slightly more upbeat tone in the minutes of the Jan 30-31 meeting, released on Wednesday, cemented expectations that the Fed will hike rates under its new chief Jerome Powell next month, and that rates will be hiked on at least another two occasions in 2018.
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For Democrats searching for a moderate path, the choice is stark: The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who delivers a more upbeat and optimistic message, or a former vice president twice his age, who offers a dark warning about the consequences of President Donald Trump winning a second term.
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Following last week's Federal Reserve interest rate hike, Wall Street's top banks expect the central bank to raise U.S. interest rates three times in 2018, matching the number of rate hikes this year and the Fed's own outlook, as policymakers turned more upbeat on economic growth and the jobs market despite cool inflation.
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In case you're feeling your enthusiasm for all things Star Wars flagging, here's something to make you feel a little more upbeat: We're only a little more than two months away from Rogue One reaching theaters—and anyone who doesn't think that means we're closer to a Star Wars: Episode VIII teaser should think again.
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BofA retail analysts cited fewer headwinds in the hunting category, shipments from Nike and Adidas of popular footwear styles like the Nike Air Max 720 and the Adidas Ultraboost 19, and "continued strength in outdoor equipment as Dick's continues to elevate its product assortment with key brands such as YETI " for the more upbeat outlook.
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That right is part of a wider deal whereby Turkey also promises to take back Syrian and other migrants who leave its shores for the EU. The EU's deputy chief executive, who met Cavusoglu later on Thursday, struck a more upbeat tone, saying talks on the visa issue were progressing and would continue soon.
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De Guindos made those comments a day after Christine Lagarde struck a more upbeat tone on the economy in her first news conference as head of the ECB and as Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Thursday that will allow him to take Britain out of the European Union within weeks.
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If that's Obama's aim, then expect a State of the Union that's not only more upbeat than his past addressed but also a bit more ideologically hard-edged — more aimed at reminding Democrats (especially those tempted to feel the Bern) what team they're on than at performing reasonableness for the sake of conflicted centrists.
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After a poor 2016 for initial public offerings, the outlook for 2017 is much more upbeat as economies grow stronger, say experts from EY. The number of IPOs fell by 16 percent year-over-year in 2016 and the amount of capital raised fell 33 percent to $20163 billion, according to EY's latest Global IPO Trends report.
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The company has come under fire from activist investor TCI over the departure of CEO Xavier Rolet in the wake of the collapsed Deutsche Boerse deal but was able to offer a more upbeat message on Friday with full-year results buoyed by record volumes across multiple clearing services and company flotations that hit a three-year high.
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Sivan's official debut album, 2015's Blue Neighbourhood, was launched with the song "Youth," a more upbeat pop presentation of the EP mood: "My youth is yours," the chorus bursts in a euphoric-melancholic shout, which Sivan explained was about giving up his youth to the internet — he started vlogging at 903 — or to a romantic partner.
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Amid all the chatter about Bon-Ton's and Toys R Us' recent and ongoing liquidations, the mood at RECon this year was much more upbeat than past years, when developers and retailers alike were still crawling their way back out from the damage done during the Great Recession, Greg Maloney, head of JLL's Americas retail business, told CNBC.
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"The dollar index already seemed to be looking ahead for some slightly more upbeat language on the U.S. economy coming out this week," said Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at spreadbettor IG. "Jackson Hole is a setting that is not designed for short-term market moves ... much bigger questions will be debated about the efficacy of the inflation targeting regime," he added.
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I wanted the whole album to feel quite playful and almost tongue and cheek in its melancholy, and I feel for that to be properly conveyed it required the down points that frame the LP with the tracks towards the start and the end, to really emphasize the energy I was trying to get across in the more upbeat tracks on the record.
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Countless questions remain, though, and while campaigns have grown more upbeat in recent days about the prospect of the caucus going off without error, many still worry about how the party will integrate the early vote into the caucus process, whether the so-called "caucus calculator" will effectively streamline the counting process and how the party will handle issues in rural caucus sites.
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" At CAP event, Dems present policy visions - WaPo : "The day-long annual event, organized by the Center for American Progress, offered an opportunity for Democrats to sketch out their policy solutions… Tuesday's conference reflected a more upbeat party as Democrats, through special elections, have shrunk Republican margins in the House and Senate, while flipping 41 state legislative seats since the nadir of the 2016 election.
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"Can't blame you for moving on to someone else But maybe just a 'Hey what's up' would be swell Love is the currency on this road so don't let go And all that I really need is for you to hold me close But something to show for this would certainly be nice to see So I guess I'll stay out here on this cold concrete" Other songs about tennis are considerably more upbeat.
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Acknowledging that the social network played its part in the spread of hate speech, election interference and misinformation, Zuckerberg's note seemed more upbeat about his response to the hurricane of hurt caused by the company's laissez-faire attitude to world affairs and less concerned about showing contrition and empathy for the harm Facebook caused in the past year — including its inability to keep its users' data safe and, above all else, its failure to prevent its site from being used to incite ethnic violence and genocide.
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"We are lifting our rating on Best Buy to Outperform and establishing a 12-18 month price target of $86 for shares... Over the past few years, under the direction of new senior leadership, Best Buy has undergone a significant transformation, whereby it evolved from a traditional chain of large-format superstores to one of retail's preeminent omni-channel operators, which utilizes digital well as a means to connect better with consumers and enhance underlying disciplines... The market narrative on BBY is now more upbeat... That said, we believe investors are still not fully embracing improved sales and EPS power of Best Buy, particularly as new drivers for the company are beginning to emerge... " J.P. Morgan downgraded Sherwin-Williams based on valuation and volume trends not moving in favor of the company.
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