Better-than-forecasted earnings and rising stock prices are keeping many optimistic, while inflationary pressures and the uneven pace of the economic recovery remain a concern.
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The data convinced many previously optimistic economists that the United States will slip back into recession.
While confidence in the overall economy is down, many owners are optimistic about the prospects for their own firms.
But many analysts are optimistic, because, unlike some drugmakers facing patent expirations, Forest has left itself plenty of time to grow Lexapro.
But many others are optimistic about the future, suggesting the current drawbacks with HTML5 aren't a problem with the standard itself, merely how it is currently implemented.
Yet despite all these problems, many Oregonians remain optimistic.
But there are many reasons to be optimistic going into October and the 4th quarter of 2011.
Though local economists are optimistic, many foreign analysts worry about exports, which last year were the main engine of growth.
In the first place, predictions about the growth of renewables in Africa have tended to be rather uncritical and in many cases over-optimistic.
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With the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil's horizon, Brazil's billionaires seem to have many reasons to remain optimistic about the future of their country.
I, and many others, are optimistic about Libya prospects, but only if Libyans -- and international supporters and donors -- get the key components of the transitions right and do it right away.
There are many reasons to be optimistic.
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Many said estimates were too optimistic, while others described them as being a bit high.
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An overblown scenario perhaps, but the scare over dividends suggests that many investors are still too optimistic.
But the growing shortage of executive talent may make the growth assumptions written into many business plans over-optimistic.
What will be interesting to see is how many of these cautiously-optimistic bulls actually step up to buy that dip when it comes.
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Many AAII members are still optimistic, however, thanks to a combination of the ongoing rise in stock prices, continued economic growth and better-than-forecast fourth-quarter earnings.
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Many economists are feeling more optimistic about the potential for 2012.
Anne, who remains optimistic despite her many years on Capitol Hill, suggested some relatively small steps to build on what policymakers learned from CLASS. For instance, the Administration still has some modest funding available for a public information campaign to encourage consumers to think about their long-term care needs.
Yes, most economic numbers are getting better, and various Fed governors are starting to use more optimistic language, leading many to speculate that the central bank will imminently (but slowly) begin the process of easing us off 0% interest rates.
Still, some experts remain optimistic that over time, many of these would-be investors will succeed and others will follow.
Surrounded by the many challenges, Chambers is unfazed, optimistic--you might even say beatific.
The UN expects fertility in developed countries to recover somewhat by 2050, to 1.8 children per woman, but many experts think that forecast is too optimistic.
But then came a 50 percent fall in the price of conventional crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules as Chinese manufacturers rapidly ramped up production and many CIGS companies backed off their earlier optimistic projections.
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