Analysts were watching Ford's Explorer sales closely to see whether there would be any negative impact from the Firestone recall.
"I am happy to say that we have not yet seen any negative impact from the rumors of future recessions," Mr. Schmidt said.
A survey by Little League Baseball found that 70percentt of local league presidents thought there was no negative impact from the new regulations.
Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at the Bank of Montreal, said the Canadian economy "has probably felt less of a negative impact" from September's terror attacks.
Whirlpool Europe reported gains in quarterly unit shipments, but revenue and operating profit fell because of price competition and a 12percentt negative impact from currency translations.
"The big question is whether any negative impact from uncertainty can be partly offset by a boost to exports resulting from the fall in the pound".
Nissan, however, is confident that growing sales will more than offset any negative impact from a stronger yen, which cuts into profits earned in dollars that are repatriated.
Stage Stores reported "our cold weather initiative was not as successful as anticipated due to the negative impact from warm weather".
Although many Indians say they sense little racism toward them in Westchester, they also say that they felt a negative impact from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, at least in the weeks after the collapse of the World Trade Towers.
"The integrated nature of our business gives us the ability to mitigate any negative impact from the expected decline in crude oil prices," said Sinopec's chairman, Li Yizhong, in a news conference last Sunday.
Clinton campaign officials have dismissed a poll suggesting that Donald Trump may have taken the lead in the final days before Tuesday's election, insisting they see no evidence of a negative impact from Friday's new FBI email disclosures.
