Conifer's Mr. Fier noted that stock futures actually flickered lower after the positive labor data, a sign that traders worry that positive data will increase the likelihood for the Fed to act soon.
Stocks across the region took their cue from the disappointing official data, but the more positive data from HSBC, which came out later in the day, prompted some markets to turn positive.
But instead of acknowledging that all the data is positive, and Avastin still squarely meets the standards for Accelerated Approval, and waiting for the longer, larger OS trial it now says it wants, FDA did what it always does, simply forcing its decision (a bad one) by imposing its power to do so on the sponsor and patients.
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The excitement over Canadian-based YM and its presentation of data from phase I and II clinical trials at ASCO centers not only on its positive data on myelofibrosis but on indications its JAK inhibitors may also have applications in solid tumors, as well as inflammatory diseases, says Chrystyna Bedrij, biotech analyst at Griffin Securities.
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The jobs data follows other generally positive U.S. data out this week such as manufacturing reports.
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Risk appetite, particularly for the industrial commodities, shot up after the positive manufacturing data out of China and a very positive quarter-over-quarter GDP figure out of Australia.
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Marginally positive labor data couples with a series of economic indicators that have provided positive surprises.
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The positive data has finally convinced most that the homebuilding stocks have made a sustainable bottom.
What is an investor to make of the new data and the positive guidance?
Hence, by using less restrictive language now, it will not need to revise if positive data emerges.
Analysts gave positive data points in the morning calls which served as a warning to short sellers.
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Positive data have pushed Barclays to raise their third quarter GDP growth estimate up to 2.5% from 2%.
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The euro had already been drifting slightly lower against the dollar as currency investors expected the jobs data to be positive.
Some analysts warned that despite the positive data, exports continue to be fragile as conditions in those markets have not improved substantially.
There was more positive data on the housing sector last week, even though the NAHB Housing Index dropped from 47 to 44.
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Positive data could weigh on gold, while lower-than-expected figures could support prices.
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As we break into the winter shopping season, early data is showing positive year-over-year trends that could put retailers in the holiday spirit.
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On Sept. 27, AtheroGenics released what it said was positive data for its heart drug, AGI-1067, the first pill designed to reduce artery inflammation.
The most positive data, however, is related to the housing sector.
Even ahead of the official release of the European bank stress tests, this positive data simply could not be ignored and the euro has been sailing higher since.
It looks like you're going to get a relatively positive data-downloading experience no matter which carrier you choose, if only because you will be able to download data.
The Scottish government described the latest data as "positive news".
The construction data follows similar positive news from the manufacturing sector on Tuesday, which showed that UK manufacturing in January expanded at its fastest pace since records began in 1992.
The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.2% after Moody's sovereign downgrades late Monday contrasted with positive economic data from Germany, where the ZEW economic sentiment indicator for February rose to its first positive reading since May 2011.
The new normal is more of the same: a mixed bag of positive and negative news and data, with the negative outweighing the positive on balance.
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