Expensive electricity, an inadequately funded public sector pension system, and high interest rates round out this negative picture.
But intermediate-term the technical picture remains negative.
Much of this growth actually represents a negative for the overall jobs picture, as many of these posts represent short-term demand from other companies that are too cautious to hire full-time workers.
Those who see weaker prices next week said, while gold might be oversold in the short-term, the medium-term technical picture has turned negative and that could lead to weaker prices, even as geopolitical worries heat up, such as saber-rattling by Iran over possibly closing the Straits of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil transportation.
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However, the sentiment picture has gotten more negative as 51% of the newsletter writers are now bullish.
Yet the picture is more mixed than these negative numbers might suggest.
While applications for refinancing do not paint as dismal of a picture, the figures have also been on a negative trend since November 2010.
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September 13, 2012 Fujifilm has mainly provided negative films for shooting and positive films for projection in its motion picture film business operations.
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Therefore, it has been decided to discontinue the sales of negative films, positive films, and some other products of motion picture in a prospect of March 2013.
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Despite their importance, financial measures should be complemented with non-financial metrics (which often indicate positive and negative trends earlier than the bottom line) to present a more complete picture of the organization.
The short-term technical picture has deteriorated, and as I discuss later, it could turn negative early this coming week if stocks fail to mount a good rally.
The market has completely ignored the ongoing negative reports from the housing industry, usually a leading indicator, instead focusing on the jobs picture, which is historically a lagging indicator.
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