He goes about his business with cheery good humour, accepting that when he enters a circle of chairs at media briefings there seems to be a shuffling evacuation.
There is commitment and endeavour and hope: lots of small businesses with cheery handpainted slogans ("Save water, drink beer", suggested one roadside bar).
In Germany, businessmen are feeling cheerier: the index of business sentiment published by Ifo, a Munich research firm, rose in June from 84.3 to 85.9, the highest level this year.
So Marks decided to get with the times and flog ecstasy instead – which he found terrifying: the big narco-gangs were rapacious businesses, not cheery, rubber-faced hippies.
So Marks decided to get with the times and flog ecstasy instead which he found terrifying: the big narco-gangs were rapacious businesses, not cheery, rubber-faced hippies.
The most remarkable thing about Ms. Stewart is not just that she has refashioned her public persona from steely business diva to cheery, chatty gal pal.
And, finally, there is this cheery cover from Dec. 1 BusinessWeek: "The Subprime Wolves are Back".
Under its chief executive Kenny Wilson, Cath Kidston the chain hides a canny business sense behind its cheery exterior.
As examples, Barclays mentions Siemens, an engineering conglomerate, Infineon, a microchip-maker, and SAP, which makes business software.All three have struck cheerier notes in recent results announcements.
The daily business news isn't getting any cheerier, but the worst may be over for some consulting and software companies, some of which are expected to rebound from losses last year to profits this year.
