State-owned banks still dominate the financial sector and are kept profitable by a positive spread between loan and deposit rates dictated by government policy.
The last time we saw bigger positive spread (bullish sentiment exceeding bearish sentiment) was on February 22, 2007 when bullish sentiment was 53.9% and bearish sentiment was 22.3%.
The campaign to spread positive awareness seems to have had an impact, and together with scientists and astronomers, thousands of amateur stargazers and students turned out to watch this amazing celestial event.
Businesses compete intensely for talent and customers, and positive and negative sentiment spread faster than ever before.
Particularly in recent days, the positive sentiment also has spread to longer-dated bonds, an additional sign of confidence.
The bull-bear spread stayed in positive double digits for 13 consecutive weeks between May 19, 2005 and August 11, 2005.
She does not tell college friends that she is HIV-positive, though she tries to spread the word about safe sex.
Bats has gone back to a fee structure that earns it a positive gross profit, but its spread of two-tenths of a penny per share is still far narrower than what Nasdaq, NYSE and other ECNs get.
Negative views spread just as quickly as positive ones, so if a product has flaws, people will soon find out.
In 1997, before he was charged, authorities in the western New York city of Jamestown took the unusual step of announcing publicly that Williams was HIV positive in an effort to stem further spread of the virus by Williams' partners to others.
Just as negative opinion could spread because of a tasteless costume, positive opinion can grow because you can demonstrate wit and creativity.
This is particularly evident in the bull-bear spread (bullish sentiment minus bearish sentiment), which is positive for the second consecutive week.
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The news spread across Saudi media, too, and not all of the reactions were positive.
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Despite positive fundamentals, gold speculators sought liquidity and other safe havens as concerns of contagion risk spread to France and Italy, said TD Securities.
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