Sentence examples for downbeat outlook from inspiring English sources

Her downbeat outlook was underscored on Tuesday by the F.D.I.C's latest quarterly assessment of the industry.

He blamed a weakness in emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia and India for the more downbeat outlook.

The Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson offered a downbeat outlook yesterday for fourth-quarter sales, sending its shares tumbling.

His downbeat outlook added to fears that the Thanksgiving weekend, the biggest shopping period of the year, will be the flattest since the early 1990s.

The company also delivered a downbeat outlook predicting that its sales and gross profit margins would continue to be pressured amid a challenging economic environment.

Publicis portrayed the deal as a vote of confidence in the continuing buoyancy of luxury goods advertising, in which, the company said, spending was expected to rise 7 percent worldwide this year, despite a generally downbeat outlook for advertising.

No doubt such a downbeat retirement outlook will puzzle many of those heartened by the stock market's new highs.

But while the Socialist leader's improved image could help him combat resistance to his economic deregulation drive that is going through parliament, both poll groups said the downbeat jobs outlook meant the respite might not last.

Markets overseas slid lower yesterday as fears about war and downbeat corporate outlooks for companies like Royal Dutch/Shell raised investor concerns about a stumbling economy in the months ahead.

[C14.] Markets Close Lower Overseas Markets overseas slid lower as fears about war and downbeat corporate outlooks for companies like Royal Dutch/Shell raised investor concerns about a stumbling economy in the coming months.

Analyst Freddie George at Seymour Pierce was downbeat about the outlook.