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Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...quot; for the impact of government stimulus packages. "Epidemics of confidence or epidemics of pessimism may arise mysteriously simply because there was a change in the contagion rate of certain ...
CEO pessimism
in Sox First, on January 29, 2009
Chief executive officers are a glum lot. According to the l atest PricewaterhouseCoopers survey , most CEOs around the world are expecting a long and hard recovery. The survey found that only 15% of CEOs in North America and 15% in Western Europe were confident about their growth prospects for t...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
...mist at Harvard Business School, looked for signatures of investor sentiment-irrational optimism or pessimism-in stock-market data since the 1960s. They hypothesized that certain stocks would be more ...
Already ... Hopelessness
in End Zone Buzz, on September 8, 2008
...sp. And having to face that reality in Week 1 is equally troubling. Lions fans are known for their pessimism, and it is hard to blame them. But when their team quickly fell behind the Falcons 21-0 on ...
Ten Things Worth Knowing about the Chinese Internet
in China Venture News, on July 8, 2008
...blogosphere and they nailed it with this piece.
They've captured both the Optimism and the pessimism that surrounds the Internet in China. They get the fact that what matters outside of...
Will The United States Go Bankrupt?
in Businesspundit, on December 7, 2007
...surprise. Given the stupidity of the average politician , I think I'll err on the side of pessimism and protect my long-term downside risk.
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Growing Up Bilingual
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 30, 2007
...p in a one language environment, the idea of rearing our kids in 2 or 3 languages was welcomed with pessimism. It wasn't easy trying to understand his anxiety, but in the end I did manage to convi...
CFO pessimism grows
in Sox First, on September 13, 2007
With forecasts that the US economy will either come perilously close to recession , or actually slip into recession , chief financial officers are increasingly gloomy about the prospects of the world's biggest economy. According to the latest Duke University/CFO Magazine Business Outlook...
Shrug Off Apathy
in Bizinformer, on April 5, 2007
... off apathy." Working for too many decades in the corporate environment I saw a lot of apathy, pessimism and cynicism.
You know those people that see and comment about all of the problems in th...
The "smoking gun" of climate change - it's gonna to get worse
in Sox First, on January 23, 2007
...ws wires . Few details are being released - the scientists are keeping their powder dry. But their pessimism casts a big shadow. The weather is getting hotter, sea levels are rising and predictions i...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 14
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on December 5, 2006
...rices for businesses benefit us, and rising prices hurt us.
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - some times pervasive, some times specific to a company or industry. We want to do busine...
Are Entrepreneurs Victims of the Lake Wobegone Effect?
in Businesspundit, on November 22, 2006
Interesting new research from Gavin Cassar at Wharton, shows that entrepreneurs are overly optimistic when they launch their ventures. In a study that covered 5 years, entrepreneurs were followed to see if their business ideas became real companies, and whether or not their initial expectatio...
Energy Crisis Internet Opinions
in IfEnergy, on May 7, 2006
...et and governing energy institutions are able to absorb energy shocks. "There is no reason for pessimism," declared Jeroen van der Veer"
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"But even if we could someh...
The Problem With The NHL is...
in Businesspundit, on September 29, 2004
...r how profitable the automaker really is. Labor disputes can even lead companies to profess extreme pessimism as they try to win concessions from unions. US Airways Group Inc., which recently reported...
Negative Thinking Can Be Good For You
in Businesspundit, on November 22, 2003
...about a book called The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by Julie Norem. Dr. Norem has studied pessimism, and thinks it can be useful in the workplace. The basic idea is that "defensive pess...