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Based on data from the Newspapers Association of America, second quarter print ad growth came in below consensus at negative 8.9%.
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The consensus would shuffle from mildly negative to neutral and then to lukewarm-positive.
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The good news, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, is that the for the first time in a while, consensus estimates may actually be negative enough to prevent an earnings miss.
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Some economists were projecting third quarter growth could be as low as 0.6%, and headed to negative growth (recession), although the consensus forecast was that GDP would be up 2.1% in the third quarter.
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And I think the consensus is near universal that the impact would be very negative and very severe.
WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing
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Mr Stiglitz's tirade has struck a chord with many opposed to what became known as the Washington consensus and with many who, unlike Mr Stiglitz, see globalisation as a negative, destructive force.
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Still others were convinced the economy was already rolling over into its next recession even before the reports this week that consumer confidence plunged in January, and the bigger shock, that GDP growth turned negative in the December quarter, dropping to minus 0.1% compared to the consensus forecast for growth of 1.1%.
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Today's consensus, insofar as there is one, seems to be that raising minimum wages has minor negative effects at worst.
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There was no clear consensus as to whether the increase in the dollar volume of proposed deals was a positive or a negative.
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