In the second half of the day, some upbeat data from the U.S. propelled stocks.
European stock markets traded firmer overnight, supported by some upbeat manufacturing data coming out of the European Union.
U.S. stocks are trading lower this afternoon, with the SPY down 0.5%, despite some upbeat earnings and comments from Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen.
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And while there were some upbeat components of the report, more and more data are suggesting that the economy may have hit a bump in the road to recovery recently.
Western Digital (WDC) shares are up sharply this morning following a pair of upbeat analyst reports, and some upbeat news on March quarter demand from Seagate (STX).
There are some upbeat songs, like Hot Fudge - about how he wants to move to LA to escape the English winters, but "there's just a green card in the way".
While the numbers for the quarter were mixed at best, the company made some upbeat comments on the prospects for advertising on its Weibo micro-blogging platform that were well received by the Street.
There was also some more upbeat economic data coming out of the European Union Thursday.
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There was some more upbeat economic data coming out of the U.S. and European Union Thursday.
Some more upbeat figures were published in Japan ahead of its new year holiday.
Some modestly upbeat EU data on consumer and business confidence was released Wednesday as the Economic Sentiment Indicator rose to 91.1 in February versus 89.5 in January, and reaching the highest level since last May.
Some fresh, upbeat U.S. economic data released Wednesday also served to give traders and investors some increased risk appetite, at the expense of gold.
The gold and silver markets showed little reaction to some fresh, upbeat Chinese economic data released Friday.
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Some U.S. economic data this week was more upbeat, and some surprising economic strength is coming out of Japan.
Some more fresh, upbeat U.S. economic data coming out of the U.S. Thursday did somewhat limit buying interest in gold.
Some investors still remain upbeat about the Indian market's potential.
In terms of the broader economy, although economists see a one in three chance of the U.S. slipping into recession over the next year, some CEOs are more upbeat.
In fact, some Wall Street analysts see upbeat signs that consumer spending is on a steady course, if not actually rising.
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Other experts were more upbeat about the chances that some sort of salvage operation might work.
Mr. Friedland has been hit by setbacks before but is upbeat by nature, say some who know him.
But some seasoned portfolio strategists on Wall Street are upbeat, and holding on to their bullish year-end targets.
He gave an upbeat valedictory, as well as some lessons for the future.
In this uncertain economy that some say will worsen, even resourceful, upbeat people know that circumstances can shift quickly.
But in some parts of the world, CEOs are more upbeat than the average.
The market reaction puzzled some economists, who saw the Fed's upbeat words on the economy as an indication it is likely to leave rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.
But this upbeat assessment and others were met with stinging criticism from some senators.
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Even some of the Big Society's devotees in Number 10 admit that the upbeat message of mutual reliance has got lost in the rows over deficit reduction, and the consequences for charities and others that depend on local councils for money.
There was upbeat German consumer confidence data released Tuesday, which gave the European investors some better risk appetite.
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Surely this was never going to be an upbeat story, given that many talented people were let go or quit (some replaced by relatively inexperienced newbies) and the huge stresses of the change.
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