Sentence examples for negative revision from inspiring English sources

The revision to its proven reserves, announced after markets closed on Tuesday, was not a total surprise because the company warned investors earlier this month that it expected to make a "material negative revision".

The board can also act if an employee's conduct generates "a material negative revision of a financial operating measure" at the company.

The company, which has started a large asset-sale program to help reduce its debt from its unsuccessful merchant power and telecommunications businesses, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it expected a "material negative revision" to its proven estimates.

That, however, is likely to change, Subramanian said, noting that energy appears to be emerging from the negative revision phase that began last autumn.

December's figure got a negative revision, to 150,000 jobs lost from 85,000, while an upward revision that showed 64,000 jobs were added in November, from an earlier estimate of 4,000.

Economists had been expecting positive news on the U.S. job front Friday, with nonfarm payrolls adding 15,000 jobs, but given the negative revision to December's figure to 150,000 jobs lost from 85,000 the modest decline, an upward revision that showed 64,000 jobs were added in November, from an earlier estimate of 4,000, was hardly a catastrophe.

"By the second half of this year we expect to see far fewer positive revisions and far more negative revisions in earnings," he said.

If they do not, the Goldman Sachs people warn, there will be "large negative revisions" to official budget forecasts for the next several years.

Here are some predictions: Martin Schwerdtfeger, TD Economics: "This weaker-than-expected reading and the negative revisions to the previous two months will demand more of an improvement in the upcoming data releases to cement the expectation that the Federal Reserve could begin to reduce its monthly asset purchases in September.

We've compiled a table of ten companies with the fewest negative revisions over the last three years.

We feel that positive surprises and revisions are bullish for the market, as they indicate that professional analysts have been too negative, while negative revisions indicate that analysts have been too optimistic.