This is particularly critical when someone has a negative vibe and cannot break out of a negative cycle of thought.

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The core reason was depressed US gas prices - that have become low margin at best - negative plays over full cycle economics at worst.

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Our research indicates that during the past five years, the first week of a five-week expiration cycle has had a negative bias.

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Deutsche Bank says the main risk to gold prices would be a turn in the U.S. interest-rate cycle and end to negative real interest rates.

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Next year will be the third year of this four-year presidential cycle, and there has not been a negative third year since 1940.

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One has to anticipate a continuing negative clean tech funding environment (and a future up cycle is likely too) and keep in mind that this will limit the ability for these companies to raise equity financing in the future.

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However, the bank does not look for the start of a new Fed tightening cycle until the first half of 2012, with elimination of negative real interest rates not occurring until 2013.

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Investor sentiment has become so overwhelmingly negative that it might well signal a contrarian call on the next bull market cycle.

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While there are a variety of methods and data sources, the results consistently point to significant negative effects of taxes on economic growth even after controlling for various other factors such as government spending, business cycle conditions, and monetary policy.

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