But EU economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia tried to offer a bright side to the gloomy news he delivered to reporters in Brussels.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

The announcements offered bright spots to the generally gloomy environment at the world's biggest air show that is clouded by the economic crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

Conservationists present a gloomy picture about the state of the world's biodiversity.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

News of the widening trade gap, along with several other gloomy economic reports, contributed to a 2.5 - percent drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Tuesday's upbeat economic data stand in contrast to gloomy budget deficit projections.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25