Sentence examples for positive forecasts from inspiring English sources

But the government's view echoes their guardedly positive forecasts.

In recent weeks, many retail analysts and trade groups have issued fairly positive forecasts about holiday sales.

Investors dealt with their qualms by selling, which they have been doing as companies report lackluster first-quarter earnings and fail to offer positive forecasts.

Analysts said the market would probably trend higher in the absence of any weak economic news, but it would need strong earnings and positive forecasts to post large gains.

Their grim outlooks contrasted dramatically with positive forecasts on Thursday from other European car makers, including Fiat, Peugeot-Citroen and Volkswagen, which defied the slowdown in consumer spending by sticking to their guidance for the year and posting solid first-half profit results.

For many, the comfort of guidance in positive forecasts turned to anger.

But one wonders about the basis for such a positive forecast.

It's an uncharacteristically positive forecast for a festival that – despite spells of decent weather – has endured heavy rainfall and flooding in recent years.

Helping fuel bullish sentiment were upbeat financial results from retailing giants like Home Depot and a positive forecast from a top semiconductor company, Texas Instruments.

Earlier in the day, National Semiconductor, which makes analog chips for devices like cellphones and computer displays, reported a loss but offered a rare positive forecast.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Colgate-Palmolive reported a 19percentt increase in its quarterly profit on Thursday and gave a positive forecast through next year, aided by price increases and demand in emerging markets.