Vertex shares have quadrupled in value over the past two years on optimism about its drug.
Nothing would help Republicans, and more importantly America, than a revitalized Democratic Party built on optimism and opportunity.
The markets have floated to higher levels on optimism that the Fed will act and that its policies will be effective.
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Japan's stock market is staging its biggest rally in years on optimism that a faltering yen and economic-stimulus measures will revive corporate profits.
Yet, gold also has had days lately when it rose on optimism about a fiscal-cliff resolution, riding the coattails of other risk assets in general, particularly the euro.
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Meanwhile banks' shares have soared on optimism about their profits.
As the bailout vote loomed, Wall Street gained ground on optimism about its likely passage, as well as a surprise Wachovia deal in the making, all despite further signs of fundamental economic weakness.
She eventually decided on optimism instead.
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Stocks have been rising close to record levels after lawmakers reached a budget deal to prevent the U.S. from going over the "fiscal cliff, " and on optimism that the housing market is recovering and that firms are slowly starting to hire more workers.
Market activity seems to point to an outright bearish take on the former, with guarded optimism on the latter.
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Among respondents, 77% said the election was having an effect on their optimism.
Shares in Kraft Foods and maker of the staple food for all age groups, hit the highest price in four years this week as demand grew on guarded optimism over economic recovery.
Vocal on his optimism for housing recently, Paulson seems most interested in houses specifically, and increased the weight of his investment in real estate stocks to 4.5%, his largest exposure in over four years, from 0.5% in the third quarter of 2012.
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In other words, one should put less weight on the contrarian implications of optimism in the context of strong price action, and more weight on the contrarian implications of optimism that occurs within the context of weak price action.
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Plenty of obstacles to a deal on the Golan Heights remain, but there is optimism on this front as well.
So Meeker took her unmitigated optimism on tech to an earlier stage in the life cycle.
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Right now I am focusing my optimism on four sectors: consumer discretionary, materials, energy and industrials.
This rising optimism on an underperforming equity has bearish implications from a contrarian perspective.
But, within emerging market equity funds, pessimism about China is getting trumped by overall optimism on Asia.
We think that investor optimism on account of an apparently resilient holiday season performance needs to be tempered.
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Other strategists displayed optimism on the gaming stock by selling in- and out-of-the-money put options expiring in August.
The Rockefeller Institute is out with a report this morning that throws cold water on the winter optimism.
Can you explain a little bit about what's driving your optimism on GDP?
However, despite the transfer activity and optimism on Wearside, Bruce is keen to manage expectations ahead of the new season.
Investors looking to take advantage of an unwinding of this lingering optimism on IGT should consider an October 35 put.
Ben Bernanke's optimism on 60 Minutes is justified given the fact that velocity is stabilizing and monetary policy has been so easy.
Tory strategists believe there are grounds for some cautious optimism on the economy, with more jobs being created and interest rates low.
The U.S. dollar index is lower Monday morning as the greenback bulls are fading as the Euro currency rallies on the EU optimism.
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Spanish and Italian bond yields were lower overnight, on some building optimism the EU debt crisis may at least be stabilizing a bit.
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There are grounds for optimism on the political front as well.
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