Stories of impending doom will attract more attention than articles suggesting that we might be getting ready to pull out of the slump.

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But unlike the past, GM is not relying on bigger incentives to pull itself out of its share slump.

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But right now, the key is making sure that we pull ourselves out of the economic slump that we're in.

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It believes there are not yet clear signals of a deflationary mindset in corporations or the public at large, and that a recovery in private demand will eventually pull the economy out of its slump.

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Japan's central bank has acted to flood its financial system with more money to try to raise consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a prolonged slump.

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