The U.S. dollar index did rally on the upbeat U.S. economic data Tuesday but did hit a fresh three-week low overnight.
Consumer confidence hit a four year high on Friday as people appeared upbeat on the prospects of a stronger job market.
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As for North America, the company is growing more upbeat on the U.S. Its demand growth forecast is 2-3%, with hopes it could be even better.
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Even in the UK, which exists outside of the Eurozone there has been consistent speculation that the economy is heading toward a triple dip recession although recent research from the OECD is a little more upbeat on the UK than it is for the Eurozone.
The market reaction puzzled some economists, who saw the Fed's upbeat words on the economy as an indication it is likely to leave rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.
While the numbers for the quarter were mixed at best, the company made some upbeat comments on the prospects for advertising on its Weibo micro-blogging platform that were well received by the Street.
On Wall Street, Stifel Nicolaus analyst John A. Baugh was upbeat on the results.
The renewed confidence in the U.S. banking sector after the well-received "stress tests" results and the Federal Reserve's upbeat remarks on the U.S. economy Tuesday, together with stronger U.S. economic indicators of late have helped to keep the upside momentum in for stock markets.
Despite those challenges, Renaissance Capital is upbeat on the state of the IPO market looking ahead.
Well, this week I talked to a variety of CEOs who are, well, upbeat on the prospects of Groupon.
Friedman is mostly upbeat on the spring sales season at Banana Republic, thanks to a spruced-up line of men's blazers and a fresh lineup of women's handbags.
The jobless claims reading comes on the heels of an upbeat employment view from payrolls firm ADP, which said private sector employers added 206, 000 jobs in November on Wednesday morning.
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The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 14, 000 level for the first time since Oct. 12, 2007, as February got off to a fast start on the heels of an upbeat January.
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Industry experts are generally upbeat on the immediate futures of recently troubled legacy carriers like Delta, UAL 's United Airlines and AMR 's American Airlines, believing they have seen the worst and that cost-cutting initiatives have industry balance sheets under control.
Industry experts are generally upbeat on the immediate futures of recently troubled legacy carriers like Delta, UAL 's (nasdaq: UAUA - news - people ) United Airlines and AMR 's (nyse: AMR - news - people ) American Airlines, believing they have seen the worst and that cost-cutting initiatives have industry balance sheets under control.
Despite the bleak outlook, industry professionals at World Travel Market were upbeat and focusing on the positive fallout from the economic crisis.
According to a joint survey of finance directors conducted by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), very few countries surveyed are more upbeat about the economic recovery than the U.S. On balance, finance directors in the U.S. are more upbeat than their counterparts in other countries.
Still, Mr. Ho was upbeat on what the changes meant for foreign business in China.
Mr O'Neill, by contrast, largely confined himself to upbeat comments on the economic outlook.
The watchdog has looked into suggestions Mr Cameron may have broken the embargo on Thursday's GDP figures - showing 1% growth between July and September - when he struck an upbeat note on the economy at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
Despite the current climate of financial pressure on arts projects, Ms Brigman is upbeat about the theatre's prospects.
However, there could be plenty more upbeat analyst notes on the horizon.
News on the retail front has been relatively upbeat recently.
Analysts are more upbeat on companies in the Euro Stoxx 50, compared with the broader Stoxx Europe 600 index, because their bigger market capitalizations on average mean more exposure outside Europe.
Business figures such as John Cridland of the CBI say the message they are getting from businesses on the ground is a lot more upbeat than this preliminary estimate would suggest.
Regulars here include The Derailers, an upbeat country band guaranteed to crack a grin on the dourest face, and Don Walser, an icon of country yodelling (yes, yodelling).
"Given this backdrop, the Fed is likely to sound more upbeat on growth prospects than its April statement, " Maki said, speculating that the Fed may say that the economy looks on track to return to growth over the next few months.
The rally came after a positive finish on Wall Street Wednesday, following upbeat jobs data and a report pointing to the possibility the Federal Reserve could take more steps to boost the economy if needed.
Although U.S. survey respondents say that their business is stuck on pause, they still remain the most upbeat out of the bunch.
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