In the harsh bear market, just 24 Fortune 500 stocks offered positive returns to shareholders last year.

去年在恶劣的熊市中，财富500强企业中有24家给他们股东了股市回报股东。

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Land prices in Japan have turned slightly upward in 2007 posting positive returns for the first time in 16 years.

日本的土地价格在今年出现了小小的回升，这是16年来第一次正增长。

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Asia ex-Japan markets posted positive returns again in April, aided by generally strong environment for global equities.

在全球股市的牛市氛围下，亚洲(日本除外)市场在4月份都取得正回报。

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As we said, the steady positive returns are punctuated by the occasional ugly surprise.

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Notice the positive returns for the three ETFs at the bottom of the table.

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Conversely, the only asset class that can continually deliver positive returns is cash or cash equivalent investments.

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