The Goldman analyst notes that there have been a plethora of negative data points on the handset sector in recent weeks, including negative pre announcements from Research In Motion, HTC and Nokia, and weaker shipment targets at Huawei and ZTE.
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The company attributed an approximate 971 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions on pharmacy same store sales.
As the older Mr Bush's negative rating topped 40 points, twice that of his opponent, the reluctant patrician took the decision to go negative.
The Dow Jones industrial average was narrowly negative, off 17 points, 0.1%, to 15, 088, while the Nasdaq fell 5 points, 0.1%, to 3, 410.
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In Britain and Poland, the voters' mood currently points to a negative vote.
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Operating margin improved 550 basis points, to negative 1.6 percent for the fiscal year, compared to negative 7.1 percent for fiscal year 2010.
Operating margin improved 270 basis points, to negative 6.4 percent, for the fourth quarter, compared to negative 9.1 percent in the same period last year.
Walgreen reported a 2.6% decline in pharmacy same store sales in the same period with a negative impact of 9 percentage points due to generic drug introductions.
Negative brand disposition rose five points to 22%.
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For Obama, negative assertions outnumbered positive 20 points.
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Gapen said that Sandy will likely pose a modest drag on the fourth quarter on the order of about 0.2-0.3 percentage points, with negative effects in October and early November partially offset by a rebound later in the quarter.
Iordan Mateev, editor of Forbes Bulgaria, points out that the negative perception affects all wealthy individuals.
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If you believe that raising tax rates on the top 2 percent by a few points will have a negative effect on the economy and jobs (I do not), then you will likely find the deduction cap is going to be a far more acceptable alternative than what the President has proposed.
While in 2009 a majority (52%) took a negative view, this has dropped 21 points.
In the 30 days after an event, researchers some what they described as post-event drift that averaged about 50 basis points for positive news while negative news generated little drift in the days after a report.
The market's reaction was to return to its blue-chip selloff, as the Dow Jones industrial average fell into negative territory, losing 23.05 points, or 0.3%, to 8.299.86, while the Nasdaq Composite index gained 1.6%, or 27.42 points, to 1, 792.34.
That compares to a previous estimate of negative 6 percent, plus or minus four percentage points.
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Richard Jerram, of Macquarie Capital Securities in Tokyo, points out that real interest rates are now firmly negative, among the lowest of any G8 economy.
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In an August survey by LH2, a pollster, he had gained three points, and the share of respondents with a negative opinion of him had fallen below 50% for the first time since January.
The general business conditions index fell four points to -7.7, its third consecutive negative reading.
The Dow was also trading in negative territory, falling 0.8% to 11, 424 points.
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The Dow Jones industrial average fell 92.58 points, as investors gave in to economic fears, negative analyst commentary and overall corporate jitters.
Kerry made his points, but he did not come across as harsh or negative.
The impact of the Ryan pick -- whether positive or negative as we will soon find out -- will only be worth a few points in either direction on the national stage.
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The difference in social attitudes toward the rich between mature and Central and Eastern European markets is 2.5 points on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being very negative and 10 being very positive.
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Update: As Megan Kretz of Running Shorts points out in the comments, a smarter corporate strategy for responding to negative tweets is to reach out to the Twittering customer, rather than serving them with a lawsuit.
Yet the Dow, which could have reasonably plunged 300 or 400 points in at least a temporary knee jerk reaction to each of those three unexpected negative reports, paid little to no attention.
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HSBC, points out that for the first time in 20 years, real euro-area interest rates have been negative.
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