Barclays is forecasting negative growth in the last two quarters of 2016.
Christine Augustine, an analyst at Bear Stearns, wrote in a client note released Monday morning that she's forecasting negative comparable sales figures, or "comps," for many of the retailers in her coverage universe in June.
On Thursday, Italy revised its 2012 growth forecast to negative 2.4 percent, from negative 1.2 percent.
The G7 Group index, which the economic and political consulting group launched in December 2001, came up with a preliminary forecast of negative 79, with anything below a negative 35 strongly suggesting that business investment will continue to contract.
Two recent disappointing acquisitions don't help either, and these factors have turned forecast momentum negative".
In the past, Detroit might have challenged the thesis, or forecast a negative impact on job growth.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Labor Department reported its producer price index, which follows wholesale prices, fell 0.9% in July, a good step ahead of the Street's consensus forecast of negative 0.3%, and an inversion of the 1.8% gain in June.
The forecast for negative growth in the euro area reflects not only weaknesses in periphery countries, but also some weaknesses in the core.
In addition, patients forecast the negative effects of not adhering to medications and this also appears to be a bigger determinant of medication adherence than the 50 cent levy.
However, analysts at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse recently cut their general merchandise forecasts to negative for the three months to the end of September.
In forecasting a negative surprise for DreamWorks, StarMine heavily weighted the views of Drew E. Crum, a Stifel Nicolaus analyst who recently lowered his quarterly estimate of DreamWorks' earnings to 66 cents a share, versus a consensus of 86 cents a share.
