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"downbeat" Definitions
  1. depressing; not having much hope for the future
  2. not showing strong feelings or enthusiasm

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"The key paragraphs are that economic activity has become more downbeat, and the used that word — downbeat...That is a new stance, more downbeat data, more uncertain outlook, " he said, adding that with disappointing inflation data it's easy to see a Fed rate cut.
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Davos elite are downbeat.
The downbeat statement came only weeks after Wartsila on Sept.
The downbeat statement came only weeks after Wartsila on Sept.
This includes Twitter, which provided a downbeat forecast on Tuesday.
The downbeat analyst projections affected more than just Apple, too.
However the album is not a downbeat or downtempo listen.
Mainland markets were more downbeat as stocks recorded significant declines.
In the absence of world leaders, the atmosphere was downbeat.
Shareholders have reasons to be downbeat about the auto sector.
Underscoring the downbeat investment activity, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) (LART.
Cannabis retailer MedMen just posted downbeat earnings, and the new CEO said selling factories and shuttering stores might help turn things aroundCalifornia cannabis company MedMen posted downbeat earnings for the final three months of 2019.
"I much prefer downbeat talk that keeps expectations low," Cramer said.
"I much prefer downbeat talk that keeps expectations low," Cramer said.
China was a bright spot in Nike's otherwise downbeat report Wednesday.
Oil drilling companies also slumped after a downbeat forecast on drilling.
However, the market offered a downbeat reaction to HPE&aposs results.
He was voted into DownBeat magazine's hall of fame in 2016.
Traders in the stock market picked up on the downbeat signal.
The audience applauded as he finished and gave the next downbeat.
"Let these people win DownBeat polls," referring to the jazz magazine.
European markets opened mixed, following a downbeat trading session in Asia.
David Witt, Williams's coach and hitting partner, was uncharacteristically downbeat afterward.
Expectations for corporate profits were downbeat heading into the reporting period.
However, the market and analysts took the downbeat data in stride.
Downbeat U.S. data revived concerns about the strength of the economy.
Mr. Gitler's criticism appeared regularly in publications like DownBeat and JazzTimes.
The topics they tackled were also more downbeat than ever before.
The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers both had downbeat endings.
Your message on Facebook when you released the album sounded surprisingly downbeat.
No. 10 was Cisco, which is still reeling from a downbeat quarter.
Yet the mood on the street in Havana was downbeat on Wednesday.
But companies remained downbeat about the economy in the next 12 months.
But she was not too downbeat, instead praising the performance of Bouchard.
Yet the IMF's latest update of its forecasts is nevertheless resolutely downbeat.
Golub's optimism comes at a time when the mood is otherwise downbeat.
There were a few downbeat details in Apple's otherwise sunny earnings report.
But he didn't want to make the show too gritty or downbeat.
As you might expect after such a downbeat update, shares are tanking.
Coordinations are different; she might emphasize a downbeat instead of an up.
But it is also illuminating and, in its downbeat, deliberate way, exhilarating.
Young Jean Lee offers upbeat tunes about downbeat lives and inevitable ends.
N) lost 6.43 percent after a downbeat forecast, while General Motors (GM.
European markets dropped at the open, following a downbeat session in Asia.
Raised her hands as she approached, a conductor poised for the downbeat.
A similarly downbeat tone was also noted in buying agent Henry Pryor's assessment.
The bounce was broad based and that helped mask some downbeat corporate news.
It supports our outlook for the pound to outperform more downbeat consensus expectations.
Based on the previous quarter, Cramer was ready for downbeat numbers from Cisco.
I never expected a happy ending, because the overall tone felt fairly downbeat.
The mood was downbeat because El Salvador's 218m people have little to celebrate.
A few days later Facebook gave downbeat guidance about future growth and margins.
But his downbeat campaign may prove to have been a failure with voters.
All the photos have a very muted and slightly downbeat tone to them.
UBS maintained a downbeat outlook amid negative interest rates in its home country.
Speaking about the performance of wealth management, Ermotti struck a more downbeat note.
The contrast with Mrs Clinton's smaller, more downbeat rallies is hard to exaggerate.
And 73 began with the most downbeat outlook on growth in three years.
And 2016 began with the most downbeat outlook on growth in three years.
A sharp decline in exports and residential investment are fueling the downbeat forecasts.
The mood is downbeat, because of the trade war and bad economic data.
Australian shares bucked the downbeat trend, rising 0.55% to a two-week high.
Australian shares bucked the downbeat trend, rising 0.55% to a two-week high.
Mr. Kerry, usually the optimist, sounded almost downbeat as he arrived in Italy.
Neri was hardly downbeat in offering up his forecast, which met analysts' expectations.
Downbeat U.S. data on Monday revived concerns about the strength of the economy.
One gauge in particular shows how much the economy has defied downbeat forecasts.
Their music here, largely downbeat but relentlessly anodyne, is not to my taste.
Car production figures were particularly downbeat in that period, seeing a 1.9% contraction.
Unilever's woes in the spotlight Unilever's downbeat sales forecast suggests weakness could persist.
Dour results from UPS, Under Armour and MasterCard added to the downbeat sentiment.
Sky Network Television fell 0.9 percent as investors remained dour on its downbeat forecast.
Internationally exposed stocks were unable to cash in, however, as broader sentiment remained downbeat.
The downbeat outlook of Northwestern economics professor Robert Gordon has increasingly become conventional wisdom.
Its main long-run forecasts are less downbeat than those of Britain's finance ministry.
So with forward-looking indicators turning increasingly downbeat, optimism about the year ahead waned.
Stocks perked up after a downbeat start to eke out a small gain Wednesday.
The downbeat data on China's factories weighed on markets there and elsewhere in Asia.
At the same time UK unions offered a downbeat assessment of the reform package.
Australian shares bucked the downbeat trend, rising 0.7% to a near three-week high.
Her downbeat assessment was reflected formally and informally during this week's symposium at Cambridge.
" But Fujii repeated a common downbeat view of Oracle's cloud infrastructure: "They're just behind.
The catalyst for its downbeat view is last week's major policy shift in China.
"The Terror" doesn't just make do with this already fascinating, though admittedly downbeat, story.
This year's event was a bit more downbeat than usual, with few big announcements.
A TriBeCa resident of almost 40 years, Joan Rizzo, sounded a more downbeat note.
But this isn't a cops-and-criminals tale: it's a downbeat meditation on disappointment.
Several other large multinational companies have issued downbeat forecasts for the year as well.
Some may see the mayor's downbeat speech this week as a moment of surrender.
Also, with valuations already depressed, some investors are not as downbeat on the sector.
In 1966, Mr. Murray received DownBeat magazine's "New Star" award in the drum category.
It's a simple move, just move around and clench your fists on the downbeat.
And it would be very difficult for her to pivot to a downbeat message.
" He cited a different example, of Ms. De Keersmaeker's counterintuitive reaction to the upbeat-downbeat opening salvo that begins each Courante section: "She is asking the dancers to jump in the air on the downbeat and fall to earth on the second.
"They're edging towards a more downbeat assessment of things," said JP Morgan economist Ben Jarman.
It was set for its first day of gains in five after a downbeat week.
The mood, in the office, in the restaurant, in general, was downbeat, deflated and defeated.
The weak reports combined with downbeat factory data from China put pressure on U.S. stocks.
On first-quarter guidance, the company joined an increasingly number of companies issuing downbeat forecasts.
But despite the sustained downbeat news, a few good things managed to happen as well.
The high-end sector was hit earlier this week on downbeat results from France's LVMH.
Strikes were one of the reasons it gave a more downbeat assessment of summer fares.
That stock group had been impacted earlier this week on downbeat results from France's LVMH.
Embraer shares fell 2 percent on Silva's downbeat outlook to their lowest in two months.
Sweaty, overweight and generally repellent, he's like a giant frog in a downbeat fairy tale.
However, Morgan Stanley also pointed to a more downbeat view of long-term IT spending.
We've had some downbeat Oscars in our lifetimes — during the Great Recession, after the Sept.
Property developers were also downbeat, with China Evergrande tumbling 21.23 percent before the market close.
Tech names were downbeat, with Tencent lower by 21.5 percent ahead of the market close.
Yet there is no doubt that this has been a downbeat year by her standards.
Financials were among the worst-performing sectors in Shanghai, with major insurers and banks downbeat.
A series of downbeat retail surveys suggests inflation pressures are starting to weigh on households.
For these fans, hitting the downbeat and presenting all the lyrics may be less important.
Nevertheless, Jonathan Swan says that many administration officials he talks to are downbeat about November.
"In the South, I'm considered an advanced bebop type," he told DownBeat magazine in 1958.
As the pound sterling sank amid the political chaos and increasingly downbeat economic news, Mrs.
Armstrong was also downbeat on another major disruptor stock, this time in the entertainment industry.
Major exporters were downbeat, with Honda Motor falling 5.27 percent and Sony losing 2.73 percent.
The downbeat results wiped more than a fifth off the luxury car-maker's market value.
But Wednesday night, in a downbeat locker room, a pall clearly hung over the team.
Overnight, U.S. share markets suffered their worst day since February following downbeat quarterly retail reports.
Major exporters were downbeat, with Honda Motor falling 2957.89 percent and Sony losing 23 percent.
Several downbeat press reports Thursday weighed on Apple shares, which recently traded almost 3 percent lower.
The biggest exception to the downbeat notes coming out of CES 2016 has been Chevy's Bolt.
That was its highest since the downbeat U.S. jobs report toppled the dollar on June 2278.30.
The slowdown in producer price inflation was in line with downbeat factory activity seen in May.
Bank of Japan buying operations, weaker stocks, as well as downbeat economic data also underpinned JGBs.
Shares of the Dow component fell as much as 25 percent on the more downbeat forecast.
The downbeat mood was broad, with Russia'a rouble and South Africa's rand falling about 0.4% each.
The retailer was downbeat about prospects for 2017 when it reported its quarterly results in November.
The UK currency came under pressure on Friday after the downbeat data on the British economy.
Despite Thursday's gains, the euro's outlook remained downbeat due to the prospect of further monetary easing.
Downbeat data and factory surveys on Thursday pointed to further weakness for Asia's trade-reliant economies.
Even the downbeat ballads, caught in conventionally expressive codes as they are, barely spoil the mood.
But company executives remain cautious about investing or hiring because they are downbeat about global growth.
What's particularly notable is that German yields have dropped recently on downbeat growth and inflation expectations.
Traders cited a downbeat note from JP Morgan, who retained an "underweight" rating on the stock.
One bright spot in the downbeat data was a modest pick-up in the services sector.
But on Thursday, downbeat trade data from China took some wind out of the dollar's sails.
The jump in U.S. debt yields helped the dollar brush off negative pressure from downbeat data.
S&P 21 futures dropped more than one percent and set the downbeat tone for Asia.
Intel, which issued a downbeat earnings outlook late Wednesday, slumped $2.24, or 5.9 percent, to $35.51.
Some analysts now think that looks slightly too gloomy, despite a string of downbeat business surveys.
Meanwhile, the broader picture remained bleak with multiple downbeat data from the world's fifth-largest economy.
"Tennis is definitely a roller coaster," Stephens said at her alternately downbeat and upbeat news conference.
The market is being driven by the news and sentiment, which is very downbeat and cautious.
BERLIN — The conductor Simon Rattle stepped onto his podium here last month and gave the downbeat.
Since then, however, the economy has sunk into recession and faced a series of downbeat data.
But with conditions improving, the downbeat outlook from corporate executives might instead reflect rearview mirror thinking.
The downbeat data raised the prospect that Chinese policymakers could prepare more measures to boost growth.
But the mood concerning the pound's outlook remained more downbeat due to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations.
They had fallen as low as 2.103 percent on Wednesday after the downbeat data was published.
S&P 1.4 futures dropped more than 1 percent and set the downbeat tone for Asia.
Automakers carved out gains that were offset by losses in other sectors, including downbeat manufacturing plays.
Forward-looking indicators in the downbeat survey also suggested there will not be any turnaround soon.
Directing with some flair, he employs a zigzagging timeline that gooses Matt Greenhalgh's otherwise downbeat screenplay.
Some Ewe rhythms have a slippery, collapsing quality, an amorphous relationship to any easily recognizable downbeat.
The area's last great icon hadn't been a no-nonsense footballer or a downbeat Northern rocker.
Robot' (USA, July 13) Last summer's most buzzy new series — a downbeat coming-of-age story elaborately welded to a downbeat techno-thriller — returns for its second season and adds Grace Gummer as an F.B.I. agent investigating the hack that has brought down the world's financial systems.
Undoubtedly a catchy hook... That pause on the downbeat and extra emphasis afterward is a great move.
A monthly indicator run by financial data company Markit showed households at their most downbeat since 2013.
In response, S&P 500 futures dropped more than 1 percent setting the downbeat tone for Asia.
In February, OTP Group Chief Executive Sandor Csanyi was downbeat about the prospects for central bank approval.
Winning kanji from previous years have also tended to be more downbeat than their equivalents in China.
As forward-looking indicators were painting a downbeat picture, businesses across the euro zone grew less optimistic.
Corbyn was downbeat on the chance of success, despite both parties committing to further talks next week.
Seagate Technology Inc slipped 4.9 percent after the hard drive maker gave a downbeat current-quarter forecast.
That was more downbeat than the official version of the index and inflamed fears for the economy.
The significant losses in Chinese stocks came as overall sentiment in Asia was downbeat for the day.
"It was a pretty downbeat report on all fronts," said Robert Both, macro strategist at TD Securities.
Overall, it's easy to see why many in China's private sector are downbeat on the policy outlook.
The downbeat outlook contrasts with past statements that promoted the United States as Navitas' next growth leg.
Earnings from U.S. Steel Corp have disappointed as well, and the outlook from Nucor Corp was downbeat.
News on the housing market remained downbeat, with new home sales dropping more than expected in January.
Overall analysts have been very downbeat on British companies' earnings, consistently downgrading their earnings expectations since September.
This downbeat psychological portrait is uncomfortable to watch because the rawness of the performance is so believable.
Shares spiraled earlier this month after the chipmaker missed on earnings and issued a downbeat forecast. Disclaimer
Expectations are downbeat with profits for U.S. companies forecast to rise 6.4 percent, down from an Oct.
The analytics software maker revenue missed estimates, however, and the company gave a downbeat current-quarter forecast.
"Despite the downbeat philosophical atmosphere permeating Blade Runner, I'm an optimist about the future," he told Sammon.
Canadian officials said earlier in the month they were downbeat about the chances of a quick solution.
California cannabis company MedMen posted downbeat financials for the final three months of 2019 on Wednesday afternoon.
The downbeat tone comes at a time when the world's crude supply and demand are finely balanced.
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 futures indicated a downbeat start to their respective trading sessions.
Even though Netflix (NFLX) shares were up 3003%, investors were alarmed by downbeat results from IBM (IBM).
News on the housing market remained downbeat, with new home sales falling more than expected in January.
It manages to have its cake and eat it too: The film is simultaneously downbeat and uplifting.
The downbeat of the waltz grows stronger, and she yields to it with her legs and back.
Last year indie label Domino released the beguiling, downbeat Lodestar, Collins' first full LP in three decades.
Ford slipped 7.3 percent after the automaker reported full-year profit below estimates and provided a downbeat forecast.
Among decliners, hard drive maker Seagate Technology Inc slipped 4.9 percent after posting a downbeat current-quarter forecast.
Advertisers are reviewing their relationships with Facebook, said Wieser, who is known for being downbeat on the company.
Markets are already pricing in a downbeat 2019 thanks to rising interest rates and fears over global growth.
I will never forget the pep talk that he once gave to a downbeat fighter from DR Congo.
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins was also hit after reporting a slump in 2016 profit and a downbeat outlook.
However, while inflation data cautions against easing, a slew of downbeat economic growth figures and the Sino-U.
Then there's another aural surprise when the downbeat kicks in, and the song assumes its reggaeton-pop form.
Many Canadian officials, however, are downbeat about the talks amid uncertainty over whether Washington really wants to negotiate.
A LITTLE over a year ago, Gulliver gave a downbeat assessment of the prospects for Turkey's aviation sector.
The Dow did not join the record party Wednesday, falling after downbeat earnings reports from Caterpillar and Boeing.
However, SolarCity fell short of projected installations, and also gave a downbeat forecast for the current quarter. Questions?
Japan's Nikkei ended off lows but still shed 6.56163 percent, as downbeat domestic data added to the gloom.
The common currency has lost roughly 0.7 percent on Friday in response to the downbeat German manufacturing survey.
Recent UK consumer data, surveys and company updates have been downbeat, adding to concerns of slow UK growth.
Some, like "Al Capone" and "Downbeat Burial", were "throw downs": openly challenging the competition and demanding a response.
Downbeat data and factory surveys on Thursday had also pointed to further weakness for Asia's trade-reliant economies.
Democrats were generally downbeat about the Florida results, but Hispanic activists see a silver lining in Scott's success.
But Siemens' rivals such as ABB and General Electric, as well as steelmaker ArcelorMittal, have recently sounded downbeat.
GE shares closed 1 percent higher after falling as much as 6.3 percent on the company's downbeat results.
This, combined with a recent slowing in economic indicators for Europe, was contributing to the downbeat market sentiment.
Since then, we've had Rocky and its numerous sequels, the downbeat Raging Bull, and some scattered entries besides.
Manpower said 2018 is on track to be the most downbeat year for U.K. hiring prospects since 2012.
In sum, as the markets are downbeat for now, we are looking for German strength later this summer.
Op-Ed Contributor The party conventions were rightly characterized as either relentlessly downbeat (Republican) or fervently optimistic (Democratic).
Ford's results and its downbeat outlook point to other challenges for the Dearborn, Michigan automaker beyond plant investments.
The remarks were made by the General Administration of Customs came after China released downbeat July trade data.
"These results indicate that underlying economic conditions in the UK remain decidedly downbeat," BCC economist Suren Thiru said.
Despite its rather downbeat reception, Michael Grandage's production returns again, for the first of two runs this season.
While housebuilders were powering gains for the midcap index, gold miner Centamin plunged 7% after downbeat production forecast.
He was a finalist in 2014 and 2015 and a semifinalist last year in an otherwise downbeat season.
However, while inflation data cautions against easing, a slew of downbeat economic growth figures and the Sino-U.
DXY, recovering from a six-month low after a downbeat December left the index virtually unchanged for 2019.
Britain's FTSE 21.5 was the worst performing index, tanking 22020 percent amid a flurry of downbeat company reports.
Ford slipped 7.10 percent after the automaker reported full-year profit below estimates and provided a downbeat forecast.
But on Sunday, he was more downbeat when asked if hopes of an agreement on Monday were realistic.
After graduating, he left Osaka for Tokyo, where he began working for the Japanese edition of DownBeat magazine.
Greater China markets were downbeat, with Hong Kong's lower by 0.44 percent by 3:260 p.m. HK/SIN.
Shares of large U.S. banks were also pressured by downbeat guidance from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley.
Ford tumbled 7.0 percent after the automaker reported full-year profit below estimates and provided a downbeat forecast.
The euro's gain was limited by concerns about Italy's budget proposals and downbeat German investor confidence data, traders said.
The euro's gain was limited by concerns about Italy's budget proposals and downbeat German investor sentiment data, traders said.
His comments drew the ire of Brexit campaigners, who have long criticised the BoE governor for sounding too downbeat.
Textron missed earnings expectations and issued a downbeat profit outlook, sending its stock sliding to a six-month low.
An investor in WM Motor was more downbeat about the willingness of private equity investors to fund the industry.
The Department for Exiting the European Union rejected the downbeat scenario, saying "none of this would come to pass."
After that defeat Murray sounded rather downbeat about his Wimbledon prospects and he admitted his body had reacted badly.
Kelly pointed to surveys showing that Republicans were downbeat on the economy until President Donald Trump's election in 2016.
Of as much impact was the fall in oil prices and a resulting downbeat start for European stock markets.
Based on a true story, "The Wrong Man" (1956) may be the most downbeat film Alfred Hitchcock ever directed.
Southwest had fairly downbeat commentary about the current environment, yet many of the stocks in the group barely winced.
All of this is fairly downbeat, but it is an extension much of Gross' recent outlooks for credit specifically.
After years of criticism that its forecasts were too optimistic, pro-Brexit economists said the OBR was too downbeat.
The bottom line: Most reports are backward looking, so the effects of a downbeat consumer could still be coming.
Depending on where you hear the downbeat, the entire song sounds differently from how anyone else will hear it.
Further pressuring U.S. yields were downbeat comments on the economy by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Wednesday.
But some economists cautioned that past PMIs had tended to be too downbeat when economic uncertainty has been high.
But some economists cautioned that past PMIs had tended to be too downbeat when economic uncertainty has been high.
Sure, downbeat Chinese economic data on the first day of trading in 2016 ignited a global market sell-off.
There's a real twilight atmosphere to the record; it's not really spooky but it is downbeat and sad sounding.
KLA's grim forecast follows downbeat sentiment expressed by Micron Technology Inc's Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner at the conference.
After sounding subdued if not downbeat about the race for weeks, Mr. Sanders resumed a combative posture against Mrs.
Even some of the feel-good stories in the season's first two weeks have been blemished by downbeat disclaimers.
The Cebr consultancy's 22020 World Economic League Table was more downbeat on the global economy than last year's outlook.
In the July 2012 Times-CBS poll, Americans gave an even more downbeat response, 30 percent to 64 percent.
The downbeat data exacerbated fears of an economic slowdown and dented optimism over a possible U.S.-China trade deal.
Overall analysts have been increasingly downbeat about earnings potential in Europe and globally as macroeconomic data continued to disappoint.
Backbeat: A bar with a great rooftop, Backbeat has their cocktails divided into three categories: upbeat, downbeat, and offbeat.
DOWNBEAT Giving little hope for a big revival, new business fell for a third month in the currency union.
Global market overview: US stock futures were slightly higher, recovering a little from Wall Street's downbeat session on Tuesday.
Its swirling chants and pin drops fall into a sinister downbeat, threatening to burst forward but never setting off.
Her handling of the so-called refugee crisis and her downbeat, aloof style alienated large chunks of the electorate.
While I wouldn't want a whole puzzle theme that's depressing, a single downbeat word here and there is fine.
Yet the film can't quite bear to understand itself in that downbeat way, and tacks on a happy ending.
Historically, the party is wary of promulgating anything that is critical, controversial or even downbeat ahead of the meeting.
Investor sentiment needs to register as more downbeat in order to signal that the market is bottoming, Calvasina said.
Aaron Paul plays a violent fugitive whose life is saved by a lonely deaf boy in this downbeat thriller.
Federer stressed the importance of staying positive under duress and told Zverev he could turn his downbeat season around.
Ford slipped 3.2 percent after the automaker reported full-year 2017 profit below estimates and provided a downbeat forecast.
A slew of downbeat economic data last week validated the Fed's decision to remain less aggressive on raising rates.
The bottom line: The October jobs report had a low hurdle to clear, given the downbeat estimates around employment.
Adding to the downbeat market sentiment was the lowering of the 123 U.S. growth forecast by the International Monetary Fund.
The warning came as downbeat consumer surveys and recent data make a Bank of England rate hike this week unlikely.
It will be the second-worst economy across the EU in terms of growth, with only Italy looking more downbeat.
Maersk, the world's biggest shipping company, gave a downbeat assessment of the effect of global-trade tensions on its industry.
Its downbeat forecast weighed on Micron Technology, Nvidia Corp and Intel Corp, which were trading down between 0.4% and 1.5%.
Deutsche Bank's news helped limit the downbeat sentiment in broader Europe, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index adding 0.07%.
Yet despite feeling downbeat at the result, Roux Jr tells "CNBC Conversation " he believes Britain will emerge from the ashes.
And separate data showed British consumer morale steadied in March but households remain downbeat about the outlook for the economy.
Oh John West, you downbeat, wipe-clean, salt-bearded old duffer—don't you know there's a new kid in town?
Shares of Apple and Facebook Inc rose after those companies' quarterly results, while downbeat forecasts from Netflix Inc and Amazon.
"When everyone's lunging, and their right foot lands on the downbeat, and then they breathe, it's fucking incredible," he says.
The downbeat data briefly weighed on the Australian dollar AUD=D20.7 which slipped to $21.0, the lowest since early 2017.
While listening to Jamal's downbeat first collaboration with Tory, "Simple Song," it's clear Amy would've shone on a similar track.
Caterpillar slipped 1.7 percent after giving a downbeat forecast, while General Motors fell 4.3 percent amid fears regarding future profits.
Downbeat domestic and overseas figures have now stoked speculation policy makers could reduce key U.S. rates to avert a recession.
Worsening protests in Hong Kong and a collapse in the Argentine peso added to the downbeat mood around the globe.
The downbeat mood in markets came after a rare day of relief after Washington delayed tariffs on certain Chinese goods.
The company bucked the otherwise downbeat department store trend, following lackluster earnings from Macy's Inc and JC Penney Co Inc.
Downbeat data and factory surveys on Thursday had also pointed to further weakness for Asia and Europe's trade-reliant economies.
The song "Lazarus" is bleak and downbeat, crescendoing into a wall of wailing jazz horns after a tense build up.
Deutsche Bank's news helped limit the downbeat sentiment in broader Europe, with the pan-European STOXX 57.573 index adding 0.07%.
Zhengsheng Zhong, director of macroeconomic analysis at CEBM Group, said in the Caixin PMI release was downbeat on the data.
In their downbeat note on Tesla, Goldman Sachs analysts were skeptical about the company's plans to reach non-luxury buyers.
And the speed with which several dancers rushed in waltz triplets, changing the front foot with each downbeat, was terrific.
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would use its might to shed light on the downbeat conditions plaguing rural America.
While stocks are nosediving, he thinks there are also signs of real optimism in contrast to the downbeat bond market.
And so he turns a downbeat melodrama of unhappy marriage, bohemian drift and sexual duplicity into something bizarre and horrific.
Ahead of the central bank's announcements, however, downbeat inflation and retail sales data earlier sent the dollar into a tailspin.
"If you're looking for a kind of pessimistic, downbeat vision of America, we're not your folks," Clinton said in Hatfield.
The rhythm is usually straight 20th-notes, but it may start on the downbeat or on the upbeat in different songs.
Nonetheless, there's a downbeat note in the news that the candidate is expected to announce shortly that he's suspending his campaign.
China's services sector extended its expansion in December, a private survey showed on Friday, bucking a trend of downbeat economic data.
But Trump's spokesman, Sean Spicer, was putting on a brave face, chastening reporters for being so downbeat about the bill's prospects.
I do not understand why you are so downbeat in terms of what you could be doing in the out years.
However, the shares are being pressured on weaker than expected comparable sales as well as a downbeat 2019 revenue growth forecast.
It just has so much going on: contrasting sections of downbeat percussion, rousing orchestral moments, and vocals darting back and forth.
The company's chief executive, Michael J. Ward, was downbeat in a public conference call and his comments ricocheted around the market.
The results come as a sign of good news for the industry, especially following Aurora Cannabis's downbeat earnings report on Thursday.
MC), which fell 4.5 percent after sales and profit growth missed market expectations, while a downbeat broker note sent Pandora (PNDORA.
The cancellation, against the backdrop of a protracted U.S.-China trade war, sets a downbeat tone for large Hong Kong listings.
Outside of Europe, Asian stock markets closed mostly higher on Friday, despite a slew of downbeat data from China and Japan.
Strip gaming revenues were also downbeat in April, when gaming revenue fell 1.5 percent, and March, when it sunk 4 percent.
The downbeat mood spread to Hong Kong, where investors are already cautious ahead of a likely U.S. rate hike this week.
This followed downbeat quarterly earnings, 12,000 job cuts, and a major restructuring at a company that's had a very busy April.
During his off-time, a downbeat Pitt would go to a local bar for a light beer, never more than two.
Performance over the previous quarter was more downbeat, however, as the economy failed to grow on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis.
In true Batucada style, Paulo Jr. and Igor emphasize the downbeat throughout "Kaiowas," making it the pulsing heart of the track.
Adding to the gloomier outlook and concerns economic growth is past its peak, other forward-looking indicators were also more downbeat.
That downbeat feeling is stirringly conveyed by this exhibition of works by three artists who rose to stardom in the '2534s.
The downbeat jobs data appeared to convince traders that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low longer than previously expected.
That downbeat feeling is stirringly conveyed by this exhibition of works by three artists who rose to stardom in the '80s.
The European Commission is also downbeat about the region's growth, forecasting a lackluster 2 percent growth in the EU in 2019.
Adding to the downbeat mood was a clutch of weak manufacturing data from around the world that stoked global growth fears.
Adding to the downbeat mood was a clutch of weak manufacturing data from around the world that rekindled global growth fears.
But the clear, smoky, agave-based spirit cast a spell on the singer, whose downbeat pop has a similarly witchy feel.
He messes around with the rhythm so much there are times when the only person with the downbeat is the conductor.
It moved higher even before the release of the downbeat PMI on Saturday as investors anticipated more stimulus in the pipeline.
Murray, still ranked No. 1, has had a downbeat year by his standards, and he grumbled and cursed plenty on Friday.
Weakness in bank stocks contributed to a downbeat open in Europe, as the pan-European STOXX index fell almost 21 percent.
Goodbody analysts said Metro's update was more downbeat than anticipated, adding that short term trading in the stock "won't be pretty".
Downbeat metals and mining stocks also dragged the market to close nearly 2 percent lower, hurt by softer iron ore prices.
During such trying times, you'd expect the community to be fairly downbeat, but the memes… Folks, the memes are surprisingly decent.
Granted, that's not much, but McConnell doesn't say anything he doesn't have to, and until now he had sounded downright downbeat.
Corporate America's quarterly performance added to the downbeat sentiment, with three Dow components Pfizer and Mastercard were down premarket after reporting results.
While fourth-quarter profits were solid, with S&P 500 companies reporting a collective 4.6 percent profit gain, guidance was somewhat downbeat.
United Utilities and Severn Trent fell 1.6 and 1.3 percent respectively after a downbeat note from Bernstein on the UK water sector.
"Downbeat data strengthen the case for more easing," Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at Capital Economics, said in a research note.
Surveys published earlier on Thursday showed British consumers remained their gloomiest in five-and-a-half years and businesses were also downbeat.
Things veered off course from the first downbeat on Thursday when Columbia University's Miller Theater offered a composer portrait of Ashley Fure.
Investors have been looking for Fed interest rate cuts to help through a rough patch of weak earnings and downbeat economic signs.
Heightened expectations of another interest rate hike this year following comments from a Federal Reserve official also added to the downbeat sentiment.
However, it gave downbeat guidance for the current quarter, which includes the back to school shopping season as well as Halloween. Questions?
Today the IMF published a downbeat assessment in its six-monthly forecasts, revising down its prediction for the growth in world output.
But, February's China trade data were "downbeat, even accounting for seasonal distortions," said Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at Capital Economics.
The downbeat housing data followed tame inflation reports this week, which underscored the Federal Reserve's patient stance on future interest rate hikes.
Recent downbeat economic data, alongside virtually no inflation, has persuaded many forecasters that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee would not act soon.
The downbeat housing data followed tame inflation reports this week which underscored the Federal Reserve's patient stance on future interest rate hikes.
On February 10th Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, offered a downbeat assessment of the American economy in testimony to Congress.
Sleigh bells on the downbeat and some scattered church bells are the obvious shortcuts; high-up strings and canned choirs certainly help.
His performance elevates an ominous, downbeat reflection on American decline and runaway technology into a subdued absurdist farce with dark geopolitical undercurrents.
The most beaten-down Dow stocks including Apple, Caterpillar and 3M rebounded Tuesday, shaking off their worst losses from a downbeat month.
For eight straight years, from 19853 to 1990, Mr. Vasconcelos was voted the world's best percussionist in the DownBeat magazine critics' poll.
" He also sounded a downbeat note on Russia: "We may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with Russia.
The downbeat forecasts cast a shadow on the company's fourth-quarter earnings, which beat estimates on strong demand in Brazil and Mexico.
This would follow factory activity surveys that have painted a downbeat picture across much of Europe and Asia in the previous month.
Judging by the IMF's downbeat World Economic Outlook update, it is not clear that doing so will assure Trump's reelection in November.
Commodities markets also reflected a downbeat view of the outlook for global growth on Friday, with prices for oil and copper falling.
Growing doubts about the progress of pension reform, seen as critical to reviving that recovery, have added to the downbeat sentiment lately.
Coach managed to outpace analysts expectations in the latest period, however a more downbeat forecast sparked a selloff of the company's shares.
But two or three hours later, she received a second, decidedly more downbeat email telling her it had all been a mistake.
As seen by Mr. Ostermeier, this recipe had a downbeat, humdrum feel, despite the presence of the superb Nina Hoss as Andrea.
An earlier version of this obituary referred incompletely to a story Mr. Murray had told about winning an award from DownBeat magazine.
The slowdown was driven by declines in industrial commodities prices and was in line with the downbeat factory activity seen in May.
"Erasure" follows in a similar vein, though it's a little more downbeat, and also features a very fun pair of guest stars.
Adding to the downbeat tone, the company reiterated that it expects group profit before tax to be well below the previous year's level.
The song deftly encapsulates Lil Nas X's Soundcloud origins, his fondness for downbeat instrumentation, and his ability to produce bops of all kinds.
Respondents' forecast for their personal finances over the coming 12 months was equally downbeat, also dropping by one point between November and December.
But while one speech isn't going to transform the mood, Tillerson's introduction might have left them feeling at least a little less downbeat.
Adding to the downbeat mood, RBC Capital Markets downgraded 20.9M Co to "sector perform," citing macro pressures from China, auto and electronics sectors.
Aldian Taloputra, economist at Standard Chartered in Jakarta, said BI sounds "quite downbeat", with the downward GDP revision, and policy will remain "accomodative".
Adding to the downbeat tone, the company reiterated that it expects group profit before tax to be well below the previous year's level.
Asian shares fell as crude oil prices slid on oversupply fears and after downbeat manufacturing data raised concerns about sluggish global economic growth.
AT A CAMPAIGN-STYLE rally in Toronto on March 4th, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, began his speech on a downbeat note.
The downbeat data followed disappointing reports out of Asia as the U.S.-China trade spat put a strain on the entire manufacturing sector.
Adding to the downbeat mood, RBC Capital Markets downgraded 3M Co to "sector perform", citing macro pressures from China, auto and electronics sectors.
The wider trade deficit added to weak housing, manufacturing, business investment and moderate consumer spending in offering a downbeat assessment of the economy.
Intel Corp, Micron Technology Inc and Qualcomm Inc slipped between 28% and 230% Tepid data from the eurozone added to the downbeat tone.
Some recent economic indicators have been downbeat, such as the U.S. factory activity, which slowed to a nearly three-year low in July.
The greenback was on the defensive since late last week as downbeat U.S. indicators dented prospects of a near-term Fed rate hike.
Its peer Standard Chartered also dipped 3 percent following HSBC's downbeat results, making the financial sector the biggest drag on the FTSE 100.
He said it will be important to see a positive tone after the meeting, as none of the other sessions have been downbeat.
Kaplan's comments make him the second policymaker this week to strike a modestly downbeat note on the Fed's ability to raise rates soon.
Krzanich may have sounded downbeat on PCs when the company released earnings, but the CEO is still standing by his company's core business.
The company saw record shipments of solar modules during the quarter, but it is also giving a downbeat forecast for the current quarter.
Fewer downbeat reports do not guarantee actual economic strength, but they help foster optimism or at least reduce pessimism among traders and investors.
Equities also perked up after euro-zone data showed business activity accelerated more than expected last month, helping offset downbeat news from China.
"Overall the meeting has been digested as downbeat and added risks lower for the rand," Analyst FXTM Lukman Otunuga said in a note.
These downbeat dramas were followed by a generation of action movies which fetishised the danger of being a soldier in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Tom Hanks's performance elevates an ominous downbeat reflection on American decline and runaway technology into a subdued absurdist farce with dark geopolitical undercurrents.
Retail sales bucked the downbeat trend, rising 8.6% in May on-year and picking up from 7.2% in April, a 16-year low.
"You know what I'm going to say about the downbeat of the second bar," she said as they rehearsed Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.
But even amid the more downbeat mood compared to past years, investors said they did not expect a wholesale exodus from hedge funds.
RBC Capital Markets downgrade of 2100M Co to "sector perform" on macro pressures from China, auto and electronics added to the downbeat sentiment.
Those shown more upbeat posts in turn posted significantly more of their own upbeat posts; those shown more downbeat posts responded in kind.
The fairly downbeat assessment is at odds with the White House's rosy projections, which predict much stronger growth than many say is likely.
"Megafire" may be the more engaging of the two books, but I also found it to be the more downbeat — although unintentionally so.
"The consistently downbeat tone of the data released since then will only have underlined the strains the economy is facing," Mr. Williams said.
But the overall mood of this film, which is more downbeat than some might expect, is anxious, combative and at times self-pitying.
The very idea of a downbeat or upbeat seems to vanish in this unfolding, along with the half bar that doesn't add up.
In three of the biggest swing states — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida — Republicans were particularly downbeat about the prospect of a Trump-Clinton contest.
Bob Dylan's downbeat "Girl from the North Country" played before she took the stage, far from the typical musical fare at political events.
Stocks have performed strongly heading into the new year, maintaining their notable year-to-date gains despite starting December on a downbeat note.
Weakness in bank stocks contributed to a downbeat mood for equities in Europe, and the pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.29 percent.
The album is a self-described collection of deliberately downbeat, melancholic tracks that showcase her skill for finely honed character studies and delicate confessionals.
The parties are in stark contrast to grim affairs in recent years, which were marked by tiny budgets, wilting veggie trays and downbeat guests.
GoPro stock took a 20 percent nosedive after the company badly missed already-low Q3 expectations and gave downbeat guidance for the holiday quarter.
Shares of the company fell about 5% to 81.80 pounds in early trading as Spirax's downbeat forecast overshadowed a better-than-expected first-half.
Taylor Wimpey dropped 5.2% after multiple brokerages cut their price target on the stock after the housebuilder's downbeat results and margin warning last week.
It gave a downbeat assessment of its business in the medium term, warning that new video formats and data-privacy concerns would hit margins.
This week both France and Italy reported higher than expected industrial output in February, offering positive signs for the bloc after some downbeat data.
Some analysts attributed lighter foot traffic in March to an early Easter and unfavorable weather, while others blame downbeat economic talk by presidential candidates.
The most recent read that Cramer had on the market this week was distinctly downbeat, and will only get worse after the Brexit vote.
The downbeat forecast may put further pressure on the Bank of England to act after its two-day policy meeting that starts on Wednesday.
Weakness in bank stocks contributed to a downbeat mood for equities in Europe, and the pan-European STOXX 57.133 index closed down 257.13 percent.
The government shutdown has delayed more recent readings of consumer spending, but economists don't expect downbeat sentiment to translate into tighter pocketbooks just yet.
Wednesday's report was also far weaker than the government's reading of services sector activity, and comes on the heels of more downbeat factory data.
The downbeat corporate updates came in an earnings-heavy week that also includes the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting this year and jobs data.
Which president offered this downbeat assessment during his televised speech: "I must say to you that the state of the Union is not good"?
Her mood shifted to downbeat only briefly, when I asked about her problems with Internet stalking and the nasty nature of some online comments.
The greenback had been on the defensive since late last week as downbeat U.S. indicators dented prospects of a near-term Fed rate hike.
In one moment, it's a downbeat cautionary tale about unexpected pregnancy and financial anxiety; in the next, it's rendering new parenthood a pastel daydream.
But it has definitely been a downbeat year for her, with upset losses to Angelique Kerber in Melbourne and to Garbiñe Muguruza in Paris.
Equities also briefly perked up after euro-zone data showed business activity accelerated more than expected last month, helping offset downbeat news from China.
But the mood concerning the pound's outlook remained more downbeat due to uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the Bank of England's path for monetary tightening.
A flurry of downbeat economic data this month has supported market expectations that the Fed may reinforce a halt to further interest rates hikes.
"You know, that was not only a great thing Peggy did for me, it was also unprecedented," Mr. Tate told Downbeat magazine in 1971.
ANZ said in its report that the outlook for the economy appears to be deteriorating further, with firms extremely downbeat despite easier monetary conditions.
However, consumer goods giants Unilever and Diageo lost 1% each after downbeat earnings and forecast from their respective French peers Danone and Remy Cointreau.
But they failed to break the deadlock on the sunset provisions, which led to Mr. Pompeo's downbeat message to Mr. Johnson two days later.
It has been an extraordinary, and extraordinarily unsettled, stretch in women's tennis, with major stars missing extended action for both joyful and downbeat reasons.
"A faltering service sector together with listless manufacturing activity points to a downbeat outturn for UK GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2019."
The downbeat survey results come less than two weeks after the ECB pledged indefinite stimulus to revive the 19-country currency bloc's ailing economy.
On Adult Swim, Jena Friedman merged #MeToo comedy and prank shows, and downbeat loons like Joe Pera and Jo Firestone turned banality into hilarity.
The pressure appeared to show on Trump, who delivered a downbeat 40-minute performance at a news conference in New York late Wednesday afternoon.
Adding to the gloomier outlook and concerns economic growth in the bloc is past its peak, other forward-looking indicators were also more downbeat.
Ecstrat's Smith remains downbeat, worrying in particular about the risk of a blow-up among "too big to fail" state-linked firms in China.
The downbeat survey results come less than two weeks after the ECB pledged indefinite stimulus to revive the 19-country currency bloc's ailing economy.
Ecstrat's Smith remains downbeat, worrying in particular about the risk of a blow-up among "too big to fail" state-linked firms in China.
Other details of the report were also downbeat, suggesting the housing market could remain sluggish for a while despite an easing in mortgage rates.
The downbeat data will likely add to calls for the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy as it also highlighted weakening inflationary pressures.
Prices gains were limited by a downbeat report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that stoked concerns about growth in oil demand.
The downbeat readings backed Friday's official PMI survey for November showing growth in the nation's vast factory sector sliding to over a two-year low.
The downbeat reading reinforced views that Beijing will have to roll out more support and stimulus soon to keep the economy from cooling too fast.
Meanwhile, the soybeans March contract on Tuesday was off just under 1 percent at $9.9625 a bushel for the forth downbeat session in a row.
Martin Beck, an economist with consultancy Oxford Economics, said he thought Haskel would probably have a downbeat view of how quickly Britain's economy will grow.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, which has won court cases against Uber on worker rights but recently lost to Deliveroo, was similarly downbeat.
That dramatic about-face came after dovish comments from BoE Governor Mark Carney and a slew of downbeat data suggesting Britain's economy was barely growing.
Still, BofA's $134bn market capitalization is less than 60 per cent of its book value — a sign that investors are downbeat about the group's prospects.
Markets were keenly awaiting the social network's earnings after a downbeat assessment it issued in July about its business wiped billions from its stockmarket value.
A slew of downbeat corporate outlooks with warnings of higher raw material costs, damage from tariffs and waning Chinese demand underscored worries about corporate growth.
Netflix was also swept up by the downbeat sentiment, dropping 5 percent to $102.57, despite reporting a better-than-expected growth in its subscriber base.
Netflix was also swept up by the downbeat sentiment, dropping 6 percent to $101.34, despite reporting a better-than-expected growth in its subscriber base.
Ford lost money in every global region except North America, and last week had provided a downbeat 2019 outlook along with preliminary fourth quarter numbers.
Intel's Brian Krzanich may have sounded downbeat on PCs when the company released earnings, but the CEO is still standing by his company's core business.
Construction machinery equipment maker Komatsu Ltd stumbled 3.8 percent after Caterpillar Inc gave a downbeat forecast when it reported a lower third-quarter profit overnight.
Overall, the BCC report adds to a string of downbeat data from businesses ahead of Brexit, despite solid consumer spending and a robust labor market.
Thursday's downbeat surveys come just days after reports showed manufacturing output across much of Asia shrank in February and faded throughout Europe and the Americas.
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey published on Thursday offered a downbeat assessment of the manufacturing sector, with almost all components declining last month.
A downgrade of 2100M Co to "sector perform" by RBC Capital Markets on macro pressures from China, auto and electronics added to the downbeat sentiment.
Stocks kicked off the month on a downbeat tone, taking their cue from major overseas markets on worries about the health of the global economy.
Shares in Unibail, whose earnings statement came after trading had closed, were hurt on Wednesday by a downbeat earnings report from British peer Intu Properties.
Adding to the downbeat sentiment were comments by Presidents of the Chicago and Boston Federal Reserves on Monday, supporting an aggressive stance on monetary policy.
Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau struck a more downbeat note, saying the weak Canadian dollar and low oil prices hurt large parts of the economy.
Gains also came after advances in Asian markets following China's monetary easing and downbeat manufacturing and service surveys that raised hopes of additional stimulus measures.
On Friday morning, Hong Kong stocks inched up, hobbled by a downbeat day on Wall Street but still on track for handsome gains this week.
Markets also gained tracking advances in Asian markets following China's monetary easing and downbeat manufacturing and service surveys that raised hopes of additional stimulus measures.
"These surveys have tended to be too downbeat during previous bouts of high economic uncertainty," he said, because they do not capture all economic data.
It assumes you've seen the previous Avengers and Captain America movies, and its downbeat ending is clearly setting the stage for the upcoming Infinity War.
The downbeat outlook sent the local dollar to five-week lows while the three-year government bond contract jumped to the highest since November 2016.
Mr. Tully's downbeat, dreamy approach to horror is a welcome one, but this time he leaves us with too many tight lips and loose ends.
But some downbeat signals out of Japan and another burst higher in U.S. government bond yields were enough to draw buyers back into the greenback.
Britons have been among the most downbeat of all European Union consumers, according to European Commission data, but their spending has continued to power growth.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday he is bullish about Clorox's prospects, despite the downbeat forecast that management offered in an analyst meeting earlier this week.
The reports added to last week's downbeat October retail sales and manufacturing production data in suggesting the economy lost momentum early in the fourth quarter.
"I said yes to this incredible challenge for the reason that I am passionate about the art form we're doing," he said before the downbeat.
"Even if the latest recovery in trade is genuine, the outlook for this year is still downbeat," he wrote in a note to clients Thursday.
Businesses are increasingly downbeat about their operations in the year ahead, with expectations for domestic sales, exports and capital investment all dropping sharply, it showed.
A flurry of downbeat economic data this month has supported market expectations that the Fed may reinforce a halt to further rises in interest rates.
" Some of the conflicts explored by Mr le Carré—a writer he reveres—endure among his downbeat rejects: "My characters are mired in the past.
Analysts also said a powerful typhoon in October, which lashed wide swathes of Japan with heavy rain, also played a factor in the downbeat data.
Overnight, there was more downbeat news, with the Nasdaq sliding into correction mode as the index lost more than 21% from its May 2499.09 closing record.
The meeting on April 30 will be streamed on Yahoo Finance, a minor victory in what has been an otherwise downbeat year for the Internet company.
Setting a downbeat tone for Asia, the Dow on Thursday shed 2.9 percent, the S&P 264.99 dropped 21.3 percent and the Nasdaq fell 20.9 percent.
"The FOMC's focus on ending its re-investments and downbeat comments on a swift U.S. tax stimulus weighed on risk sentiment," Commerzbank analyst Rainer Guntermann said.
German business morale unexpectedly fell in April as companies were more downbeat about the current situation, but managers' expectations slightly improved, a survey showed on Monday.
The Ifo survey showed that German managers were more satisfied with their current business situation but felt more downbeat about their prospects for the coming months.
Sentiment in the bloc fell to 104.0 points in April, down from 105.6 in March, as managers in the industry and retail sector became more downbeat.
The downbeat forecast comes at a time when it appeared that the country's housing market started rebounding in June, after dropping every month since late 2017.
But the downbeat trend in the U.S. took at least one day off as investors were encouraged by retail sales and a rally in European stocks.
The downbeat mood in the markets was a continuation from Friday, when U.S. bank stocks took a beating as investors fretted over their exposure to Turkey.
That trend continued on Friday, after a downbeat business survey helped send Japan's Nikkei stock index plunging on the first day of the country's fiscal year.
The ICSR's Winter is generally downbeat on how the current political strategy for tackling online extremism is focusing so much attention on restricting access to content.
Despite the downbeat headline numbers, the figures show that the slowdown was "reasonably stable," said Toby Lawson, head of global markets at Societe Generale in Australia.
Overnight, there was more downbeat news, with the Nasdaq sliding into correction mode as the index lost more than 10% from its May 3 closing record.
Apple stock is down 15 percent in November after the company reported record quarterly revenue and profit but gave a downbeat outlook for the holiday quarter.
The sector only accounts for 5% of the S&P 500, yet they represent 20% of all companies that gave downbeat forecasts — second only to tech.
Attempting to re-create it over and over again, or just arbitrarily grafting its darker tone and downbeat ending onto everything, feels like a dead end.
An accompanying drop in the value of the pound has since helped buoy the sector with foreign demand, but in London in particular respondents were downbeat.
Many analysts had a "better than feared" response to Apple's earnings, largely breathing a sigh of relief despite a revenue decline, lower profit and downbeat outlook.
Excluding items, the company earned 22 cents per share, topping an already downbeat analysts' consensus by three cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The energy sector fell 1.74%, the most among the three S&P sectors in the red, weighed down by lower crude prices and Exxon's downbeat results.
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down between 6 percent and 7 percent year-to-date, after ending 2015 on a decidedly downbeat note.
Adding to the downbeat mood was a partial government shutdown, which entered its 143th day, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history.
The report added to a string of downbeat data from businesses ahead of Brexit, despite solid consumer spending and, up to this point, strong employment growth.
Setting the downbeat tone in Asia, the Dow on Thursday shed 21 percent, the S&P 264.92 dropped 21.3 percent and the Nasdaq fell 20.85 percent.
The downbeat mood followed a rally in Wall Street's main indexes on Tuesday thanks to the Trump administration's decision to delay tariffs on some Chinese imports.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to contest his party's nomination for next February's presidential election, leading to a rather downbeat reaction on the Nigerian stock exchange.
The downbeat mood kept shares of tech companies in the red in early trading, while chipmakers that have bigger exposure to China, were also trading lower.
United States stocks sank for a second day on Tuesday as the head of the International Monetary Fund gave a downbeat outlook for the world economy.
The dollar edged up slightly against major currencies although the outlook remained downbeat following the ouster of recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci overnight.
Sorting through a sheaf of old musical scores in the dim light of his basement on a recent evening, Mr. Evans puzzled at the DownBeat accolade.
It's a simple film, but a loving one all the same, and Staples knows a thing or two about that, albeit more on the downbeat side.
The downbeat readings backed Friday's official PMI survey for November showing growth in China's vast factory sector sliding to its lowest in more than two years.
He noted that the major purchases index was the only part of the survey to fall in January, chiming with downbeat data from the retail sector.
This sci-fi drama from the directors Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja is based on a downbeat 1956 poem by the Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson.
"If you listen to these companies right now, instead of some of these downbeat analysts, the industry has never been better," the "Mad Money " host said.
After graduation she joined Billy West Stone and the Downbeat Combo, then moved on to Piano Red and the Meter-Tones, where she played rhythm guitar.
Most techno uses the ''four on the floor'' rhythm it got from disco and shares with house — the thump of the bass drum on every downbeat.
The downbeat data appeared to offset a global shift in market sentiment on Thursday, after the U.K. and European Union struck a long-awaited Brexit deal.
An agent was impressed enough to book her into the Downbeat Club and Georgie Auld's Tin Pan Alley, where the young Tony Bennett was also performing.
Trade-sensitive sectors such as miners, technology and industrials were particularly hit hard, with negative updates from Thyssenkrupp and Fiat Chrysler adding to the downbeat mood.
Downbeat assessments from the budget office have doomed many proposals in the past, including the health care plan devised by Bill and Hillary Clinton in 1993.
A weak housing market, slumping autos production, declining investment and downbeat executives all suggest that continued confusion over Brexit has caused the UK economy to stagnate.
Last month, Cummins reiterated its downbeat full-year revenue forecast and said quarterly sales in its engine unit were down 12 percent from a year earlier.
Adding to the downbeat mood on Monday, the partial government shutdown entered its 24th day, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history.
Numbers on the U.S. service sector were also downbeat, with the Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index falling to 55.1 in June from 56.9 in May.
TAIPEI, June 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks were slightly easier, with sentiment downbeat after falls on Wall Street overnight and amid volatile trading in regional markets on Wednesday.
The National Retail Federation blamed the downbeat sales on slower tax refunds and the weather, including flooding in the Midwest, and "blizzards and extreme temperature swings" elsewhere.
Paul will do so with an approach to politics that is often downbeat and usually dour, which just might work in a nation deeply frustrated with Washington.
The city's massive financial services sector, however, remains downbeat about accessing EU markets after Brexit, City of London financial district chief Catherine McGuinness told Reuters last month.
Nordstrom reported fiscal first-quarter earnings after market close Tuesday that missed analysts' expectations, following similarly downbeat reports from Kohl's and J.C. Penney earlier in the day.
Emerging currencies painted a similar downbeat picture, with the EM currency index falling around 0.5 percent and edging back towards a 17 month low hit last week.
Even on Motivator's more downbeat songs like "Haunted by Love," Black refuses to dial down the energy (or abandon his vise-like grip on his preferred tempo).
The RBA chief painted a downbeat picture of the world economy, highlighting risks stemming from uncertainty around trade and technology disputes between the United States and China.
Separately, expectations for further monetary policy easing are likely to put additional downside pressure on the yuan after downbeat July loan growth data, traders and analysts said.
The Dow edged lower on a downbeat report by DowDuPont Inc, but MSCI's gauge of global stock performance rose as it posted its best January on record.
"Even if the latest recovery in trade is genuine, the outlook for this year is still downbeat," concurred Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China Economist at Capital Economics.
Elsewhere, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are faced with the difficult task of delivering downbeat messages under an increasingly thin veneer of optimism.
Trade data on Tuesday from the Federal Statistics Office was also relatively downbeat, showing adjusted exports fell by 0.7 percent and imports by 0.5 percent in September.
BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - German chemical association VCI on Wednesday said 2019 will be a difficult year, pointing to geopolitical problems, as it confirmed its downbeat forecast.
But after competitor Priceline's management team gave downbeat guidance in their earnings report, the "Mad Money" host became less certain about the strength of the travel arena.
"I thought Ola sounded a bit downbeat but I would never have guessed," said Daniel Djurberg, an analyst at Handelsbanken Capital Markets who participated in the call.
Retailers weighed on the index for a second day after a week of downbeat results from Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's confirmed investors' widespread pessimism on the sector.
Polling firm YouGov said it expected economic growth to fall sharply over the coming months while the Confederation of British Industry said retailers were downbeat about July.
Plus500 shares, which rose 130 percent in 2017, were down 11 percent at 1790 pence at 3493 GMT following the more downbeat comments in the outlook statement.
Several of his early albums received five-star reviews (the magazine's highest honor) from DownBeat, which also anointed him a New Star in its annual critics' poll.
Downer karaoke unexpectedly kicked off one night after I entered "Yesterday Once More" by The Carpenters, a melancholic, downbeat song that I'd never sang out loud before.
Shares in UBS fell 2.5 percent by 1315 GMT, while shares in rival Credit Suisse fell 3.2 percent, with traders citing the downbeat tone of Ermotti's comments.
But economists and bankers are turning increasingly downbeat about India's economic prospects, especially as the government is betting on filling its coffers through ill-timed asset sales.
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands — The conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin gave the downbeat to Britten's Violin Concerto at a recent Sunday matinee concert with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra here.
But economists and bankers are turning increasingly downbeat about India's economic prospects, especially as the government is betting on filling its coffers through ill-timed asset sales.
Listen to the way the violins swell on the initial rising notes of the melody and then, after nearly turning away, land almost reluctantly on the downbeat.
Despite the downbeat expectations for third-quarter earnings, companies may issue more positive outlooks after China and the U.S. announced the first phase of a trade deal.
Last year she tied for the top spot in the "Rising Star Artist" category in DownBeat magazine's critics poll, a good gauge of who's next in line.
The downbeat figures followed Chinese trade data on Monday showing a slide in exports picking up pace in September while imports contracted for a fifth straight month.
Capital Economics agreed but was still downbeat, arguing that growth will be "much weaker than most expect" and forecast the economy would only expand 0.5% this year.
The BOE issued a downbeat forecast on the eve of Brexit, with uncertainty around the departure continuing to hurt business investment, reduce immigration and weigh on growth.
They are signal accomplishments of Nouveau Réalisme, a more downbeat cousin of American Pop, that is at last winning greater consideration on this side of the Atlantic.
Not only did he criticize the Fed chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, during the campaign, but his assessment of the current economy is more downbeat than the Fed's.
The downbeat mood is a far cry from the bullish sentiment among businesses three years ago when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was running for India's top job.
British consumers are downbeat about the economy's prospects next year, a major survey showed on Thursday, despite signs that growth has remained robust since June's Brexit vote.
On this week's Popcast: John Murph, a journalist and D.J. who writes for JazzTimes, DownBeat and others Giovanni Russonello, who covers jazz for The New York Times
But even devotees of the downbeat may be tripped up by the author's penchant for numbingly repetitive clauses that seem like syntactic declarations of war on readers.
They were even more downbeat after the vote, however, as it casts doubt on whether they can remove the ruling Socialist Party in next year's presidential election.
His Parker has no grace, continually failing to impress the delightfully downbeat MJ (Zendaya), the one person he cares about as much as he does Tony Stark.
Trump's latest attack on the media followed his relatively downbeat speech regarding economic and trade issues, which elicited little reaction from the assembled industry leaders and CEOs.
One of the best was "Bright Lights and Promises," the downbeat story of a "hometown queen" with show business dreams who ends up working in a sleazy bar.
Following a weekend dominated by news of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, stocks started the week on a distinctly downbeat note.
The yuan's bounce was limited following the release of downbeat economic indicators, and it remained in reach of a 15-month trough of 6.8965 set earlier this month.
The energy sector fell 1.34%, the most among the three S&P sectors in the red, weighed down by lower crude prices and Exxon Mobil Corp's downbeat results.
A steady stream of downbeat economic data in recent months has raised expectations that more policy easing is needed in China to put a floor under cooling growth.
The overall strong orders figures followed mixed data after German business morale unexpectedly fell in January, signalling a more downbeat assessment of the outlook for Europe's largest economy.
PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Advertising spending on French television channels is holding up well, in contrast to the downbeat outlook provided earlier this week by German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.
Adding to the downbeat mood, the European Commission said Italy's huge debt is expected to grow further this year and the next as the country's growth remains sluggish.
European shares closed mostly flat and the Dow fell on a downbeat report by DowDuPont Inc, as investors awaited news about the U.S.-China trade talks in Washington.
Wage growth, retail sales, job creation and overall economic growth have been slightly stronger than the BoE's expectations in early 2019, even if businesses and consumers are downbeat.
The energy group eked out a 0.2 percent gain, as oil prices rose after much stronger demand in China overshadowed a downbeat report by the International Energy Agency.
CBB's findings were in contrast to mostly downbeat official data for January and February and other business surveys which suggest recent stimulus measures are only slowly kicking in.
Given the slightly downbeat tone, it was fitting that Coldplay opened the show with "Hymn for the Weekend" – complete with a rainstorm of confetti that covered the arena.
The drop was due to firms' more downbeat assessment of the current business situation and their business outlook for the next six months also deteriorated, the survey showed.
The energy sector fell 1.90%, the most among the three S&P sectors in the red, weighed down by lower crude prices and Exxon Mobil Corp's downbeat results.
Adding to the downbeat mood in markets, data from IHS Markit showed U.S. manufacturing faltered in May, with new orders falling for the first time since August 2009.
This superhero narrative cares about evil and racism as they actually exist, and that's dark enough to make Zack Snyder's supposedly downbeat vision for DC look positively giddy.
But the downbeat mood of many of the Plaza motel's new guests shows how difficult it is to stand between people and their dream of a better life.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - High-end lingerie sales are outpacing China's generally downbeat luxury market, and heating up competition between international brands and local rivals looking to go upmarket.
The strange thing, though, is that anyone with a sense of the beat should notice that she's not hitting the downbeat (beats 2 and 4) with her snaps.
Commenting following the WP29's press conference, Schrems said the group's downbeat assessment of the draft agreement makes a legal challenge to Privacy Shield more likely to succeed.
The single currency rallied 1.7 percent against the dollar after U.S. Treasury yields slipped to 10-month lows in the wake of the Dudley comments and downbeat data.
CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said there would probably be a lot more concern about a global manufacturing recession following the downbeat German data, which he called unexpected.
The yen rose sharply against the euro and dollar on Friday after yet another downbeat session for oil prices and stock markets worldwide, underscoring worries about global growth.
"While many observers are understandably downbeat .., recent upside surprises in investment and exports indicators could potentially offset weakness in low-end consumption," Credit Suisse's economist Santitarn Sathirathai said.
The U.S. dollar sagged against the euro and the yen after downbeat productivity data sapped some of the momentum it had gained from last week's robust jobs report.
Glass's music is removed from many conventions of Western music, so Ms. Kamensek has worked with the orchestra to break from tendencies such as lurching toward the downbeat.
Asia's mostly downbeat trading session followed a lower finish in U.S. equity markets on the last trading day of August, weighed by a sharp drop in oil prices.
Three-quarters of firms said they wanted to see more economic stimulus steps, underscoring downbeat business conditions that could result in a second straight quarter of economic contraction.
Under Schvartsman, Klabin undertook rapid growth through some capital spending plans but got caught in a downbeat cycle marked by rising debt and Brazil's worst recession on record.
The cancellation of the potential $9.8 billion listing by Budweiser APAC, the world's biggest so far this year, sounds a downbeat note for other large Hong Kong IPOs.
Hours before he was set to meet with the top congressional leaders from both parties, he offered a downbeat forecast for negotiating with Mr. Schumer and Ms. Pelosi.
Then 30 years old, he had been making good side money shooting photos for magazines like Downbeat and Life; record companies sometimes bought his pictures for album covers.
The downbeat results come as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Washington in October in stop-start efforts to de-escalate the year-long trade row.
Critic's Pick A moody, downbeat drama that occasionally offers glimmers of hope, Justin Chon's film follows two Korean-American siblings struggling to reconnect while their father is dying.
She has been making ethereal, downbeat compositions with code for close to two years now, offloading some of the heavy lifting of rhythm to a set of scripts.
Not all companies are so downbeat, however: The CFO of carmaker BMW said the company had no indications that it could have supply issues due to the virus.
This week, on the same stage with the same ensemble, Esa-Pekka Salonen lost his baton while signaling a downbeat during the hellfire finale of Mahler's First Symphony.
It is less common in landscape, though one relevant predecessor may be the downbeat, ghostly barns and churches painted in the 1940s by the American regionalist George Ault.
Beyond Mr. Trump's downbeat assessment of the conflict with China, his administration is considering tariffs as high as 100 percent on French items including wines, cheeses and handbags.
The colors are dark and dense (the director of photography, Roman Osin, also gave Joe Wright's "Pride & Prejudice" its authentically mucky look), and the acting is modestly downbeat.
Netanyahu, ubiquitous on the airwaves and social media, emerged from the campaign hoarse and subdued, giving a downbeat post-election address that neither claimed victory nor conceded defeat.
A weak housing market, slumping autos production, declining investment and downbeat executives all suggest that nearly three years of uncertainty over Brexit is causing the economy to stagnate.
European shares edged lower and the Dow fell on downbeat reports by DowDuPont Inc, among others, as investors awaited news about the U.S.-China trade talks in Washington.
A weak housing market, slumping autos production, declining investment and downbeat executives all suggest that nearly three years of confusion over Brexit is causing the economy to stagnate.
The company estimated Friday that operating profit for the first three months of 2019 will total 6.2 trillion Korean won ($5.4 billion), lower than analysts' already downbeat expectations.
He was an early commentator on the cultural and racial politics of jazz, critiquing the white culture of jazz critics and even DownBeat magazine while he worked there.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warning on Tuesday of increasing risks to global economic growth, unless there were stronger measures by policymakers, added to the downbeat sentiment.
"The refugee camps were uninhabitable, the toilets were filthy and every meal comprised of just jam and butter," said Ghafoor, who is downbeat about employment prospects following his return.
Although Wednesday's report suggested the economy is likely to slow, the monthly survey of around 700 companies was not as starkly downbeat as the larger purchasing managers' indexes (PMIs).
Retailers wrapped up the first-quarter earnings season on a downbeat note, with Lowe's Cos Inc falling 11.7% after the home improvement chain cut its full-year profit forecast.
While forecasts were downbeat for growth, the government has projected a fiscal deficit target of 3.5% for next fiscal year, indicating limited scope for massive spending to boost output.
Retailers wrapped up the first-quarter earnings season on a downbeat note, with Lowe's Cos Inc falling 10% after the home improvement chain cut its full-year profit forecast.
Upbeat forecasts from Procter & Gamble Co and United Technologies Corp were offset by disappointing results from McDonald's Corp and Travelers Cos Inc, which added to the day's downbeat tone.
China will release May industrial production along with retail sales and investment numbers at 297.074 GMT, and analysts expect any improvement from April's downbeat readings will be mostly marginal.
Retail sales bucked the downbeat trend, rising 8.6% in May from a year earlier and picking up from a 7.2% rise in April, which was a 16-year low.
Retailers wrapped up the first-quarter earnings season on a downbeat note, with Lowe's Cos Inc falling 10.6% after the home improvement chain cut its full-year profit forecast.
Wall Street shares fell from record highs on Thursday, with the S&P 500 losing 0.53%, following a flurry of downbeat quarterly results from Ford Motor and other companies.
Wall Street shares fell from record highs on Thursday, with the S&P 500 losing 230%, following a flurry of downbeat quarterly results from Ford Motor and other companies.
Gross domestic product growth estimates for the fourth quarter are around a 2.7 percent rate, but could be revised lower in the wake of the downbeat retail sales report.
The S&P/ASX 200 index edged down 8.1 points to 5361.9 points at the close of trade, with losses across most Asian equities adding to the downbeat mood.
Does this mean the market simply has to go higher, and higher, in order for the downbeat factors to challenge the rally, in a mirror image of last year?
U.S. Treasuries yields fell in line with yield declines in European government debt after the downbeat economic data fueled expectations that the European Central Bank will ease monetary policy.
With currencies expected to have a further adverse impact of around 22016 percent, the downbeat outlook had dragged the shares down 21.1 percent to 22016,227 pence by 4.58 a.m.
Though he wasn't a large man, his reputation as a scrapper landed him a gig in operations with one of the island's top sound systems, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's "Downbeat".
Some investors also expected that downbeat data showing activity in China's manufacturing sector shrank more sharply than expected in February would prompt the authorities to announce further stimulus measures.
Asian markets closed mixed on Friday as investors awaited developments on the trade front ahead of the expected unveiling of U.S. tariffs targeting China while the euro remained downbeat.
The downbeat mood comes after Wall Street started off the week on a high note, partly helped by retail stocks gaining on the hopes of a robust holiday season.
The backdrop of downbeat commodity and metals prices was enough to send the S&P/ASX 21.4 index down 21 points or 22 percent to 23 by 22 GMT.
I usually reserved Bright Eyes, the sad girl's premium choice, as my music for feeling sorry for myself when it was pissing it down, but this more downbeat Riot!
Metro Exodus (set in Russia and developed by Ukrainians) is a downbeat tale about competing visions of the future, and people's ability to affect that future for the better.
Oil prices were higher on Thursday after evidence of stronger demand balanced reports of higher production by key OPEC exporters in a downbeat report by the International Energy Agency.
The downbeat report poses a challenge for Prime Minster Scott Morrison who won election in May largely based on a pledge that growth would be stronger on his watch.
Outside the animated realm, though, the stories and mood have been downbeat, matched by hues that range from drab to black amid bilious green, raging purple and watery blue.
Nadal remains one of the greatest, in-the-moment competitors in any sport, but his recent record in hardcourt tournaments is a downbeat litany of withdrawals, retirements and anticlimaxes.
AMD has been gaining share in the data center market against longtime rival Intel which has struggled with production issues and downbeat reviews of some of its recent products.
Jeannette Catsoulis named the movie a Critic's Pick in her review for The New York Times, calling it "a moody, downbeat drama soaked in color and saturated with sadness."
" Tusk was more downbeat than ever about a deal before the Brexit deadline, saying, "the less time there is to March 29, the greater the likelihood of an extension.
Large cap names were downbeat: China Construction Bank was down 2.68 percent, Tencent lost 1.88 percent and insurer AIA sank 1.98 percent about an hour before the market close.
But the downbeat estimation could add pressure on the government to devise new steps to support growth and for the central bank to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy.
It was a downbeat signal from Trump on finding common ground with political rivals on the issue, which gained momentum after an August book-ended by gruesome shooting sprees.
The Australian dollar shrugged off the downbeat China trade data and benefited from improved risk appetite, adding 0.7 percent to $0.7152, while the kiwi added 0.4 percent to $0.6652.
Companies attributed the downbeat conditions to "a lack of clarity in relation to Brexit, alongside a fresh injection of business uncertainty from the forthcoming general election," per the survey.
TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended little changed on Tuesday in choppy trade, with semiconductor equipment makers attracting buyers while Mizuho Financial Group fell on downbeat earnings.
Shares of the equipment manufacturer were clobbered in Friday's trading session, falling nearly 8% after Deere blamed rising U.S.-China trade tensions for its downbeat earnings and full-year forecast.
The downbeat remarks come amid growing concerns that Samsung and other tech industry firms such as Apple Inc will face earnings pressures in coming quarters as tepid demand undercut sales.
Shares of U.S. airlines tumbled Thursday after Delta Air Lines forecast slightly lower revenue growth, following downbeat sales projections from iPhone-maker Apple that stoked concerns of a global slowdown.
The funniest bit of the night ironically summed up the downbeat tenor of the evening: Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell exchanging mock-tragic recollections of seeing their first animated films.
But the question remains how it is possible for an art fair to work in an Asian art market that is downbeat and global economy on the brink of recession.
Other financial data are equally downbeat, as, for example, Barclays forecasts Portugal's deficit to fall only by a small margin, to 4.1 percent of GDP from 13 percent in 2015.
DXY The euro EUR= was up 0.4 percent at $1.13490, bouncing back from a six-week low hit in the wake of ECB President Mario Draghi's downbeat comments on Thursday.
Retailers wrapped up the first-quarter earnings season on a downbeat note, with Lowe's Cos Inc shares falling 12.3% after the home improvement chain cut its full-year profit forecast.
Gold fell on Thursday as a strengthening dollar prompted some buyers to cash in gains after its biggest daily rise this month, briefly paring losses after downbeat U.S. jobs data.
The opening track "Pause" was outright startling, as the band started on a downbeat, as though the record had skipped a few seconds ahead into the middle of the song.
Data on Thursday showing the currency bloc's manufacturing boom slowed a little further last month added to a downbeat mood, nudging the euro down close to its low of $1.65.
The earlier downbeat sentiment, however, has positioned the company to easily exceed consensus' earnings estimates, said Rambourg, explaining that those investors with a long-term view will likely be rewarded.
The dollar slipped as downbeat data and falling U.S. Treasury yields fueled expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month for the first time in a decade.
Reflecting the downbeat mood among consumers, as well as a tax increase in 2017, separate data showed new car registrations last month were 16 percent lower than a year earlier.
"There are good reasons to believe that despite the downbeat expectations, earnings season could come in better than expected—which would be good for markets," McMillan said in a note.
"The upshot is that today's downbeat data provide further evidence that global demand is cooling and remains consistent with subdued domestic demand," Evans-Pritchard wrote in a note on Friday.
Sasfin Securities analyst Alec Abraham said though Woolworths posted good operational results, Moir's downbeat comments on South Africa's growth outlook might have contributed to the share price fall on Thursday.
Peer John Wood Group Plc forecast earlier this year that full-year core earnings would be about 20 percent lower, while Hunting Plc gave downbeat forecast for the full year.
The euro also rose from a 23.1452-month low, last up 23.189 to $27.88, though its gains were capped by concerns over Italy's budget and downbeat German investor sentiment data.
With low commodity prices and farm incomes falling, there's been a deterioration of ag credit conditions, according to a downbeat report last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Analysts said the cut, while modest, may be a sign the central bank is turning more proactive, following a slew of downbeat economic data suggest more stimulus is needed soon.
GE's alarmingly weak earnings report and downbeat outlook issued on Friday prompted a bit of chatter suggesting the company is no longer worthy of its bellwether status in the Dow.
Other gaming shares were hit in the wake of Tencent's downbeat results, including Chinese rival NetEase which lost 4 percent while Japan's Capcom, which developed "Monster Hunter:World" tumbled 5 percent.
"They both have their narratives, one hopelessly upbeat, the other ridiculously downbeat, and both work longer term even with the short-term pressure they're under," the "Mad Money" host said.
"The Huntsman: Winter's War," starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain and Charlize Theron, debuted at the low end of forecasts in North America amid mostly downbeat reviews and a B+ CinemaScore.
While the downbeat data added to a recent slew of disappointing economic reports, investors were hopeful the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut rates again to support a stuttering economy.
Shares in Atlas Copco, which competes with the like of Gardner Denver and Pfeiffer Vacuum, have climbed by 35% this year but stalled somewhat on downbeat sector sentiment this month.
Known for her ambitious compositions and dazzling orchestral work, Ms. Schneider, a Minnesota native, is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a perennial presence atop the DownBeat critics poll.
Germany's ZEW survey for March should echo the downbeat tone from all other such surveys and datapoints across the world — expectations are for a contraction to minus 1.33 (Feb +8.7).
While most economists think modest growth will return in the current quarter, a slew of downbeat surveys have shown business activity has wilted in the Brexit crisis, especially in August.
HONG KONG — With the Chinese economy beginning the new year on a decidedly downbeat note, Beijing's leaders are injecting more than $200 billion into its financial system to ease lending.
The downbeat readings suggest the world's second-largest economy is still losing steam despite a flurry of support over the past year, underlining an urgent need for more stimulus measures.
Moreover, academics have found that good-natured comedy, rather than the more downbeat and indignant category of satire, may be the best way to make audiences care about the issue.
Perhaps most famously, a somewhat downbeat call of a last-minute onside kick during a college football game in October prompted jokes that Musburger had money on the final spread.
China has recently allowed the yuan to weaken markedly, but it is fair to expect continued pressure on it, both in anticipation of future weakening and downbeat Chinese economic fundamentals.
The firmly downbeat mood of the PMI contrasts with mixed reports from some major British construction companies, with Kier Group plc and housebuilder Taylor Wimpey reporting little impact so far.
UBS analyst Steven Milunovich dropped a brief, downbeat note suggesting Apple is in "a gap period" that may last "years" before the company climbs out of the funk it's in.
That's a script for a downbeat dystopian tale like HBO's series The Leftovers, which explored the vast changes in society that were caused by just 2 percent of the population disappearing.
Shares of Deere and other leading farm machinery stocks are sharply lower Monday after a downbeat note from Piper Jaffray said the current agricultural downtown is likely will persist into 238.
The first trailer for "Judy" sees Zellweger singing a downbeat version of Garland's signature song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the film, which is set in London in 1968 and 1969.
The euro, on the other hand, rebounded on Friday, steadying after a dovish European Central Bank President Mario Draghi failed to alter an already downbeat assessment on the euro zone's economy.
The currency largely overlooked a downbeat survey of purchasing managers in the services sector, with the headline reading for March dipping into contraction territory to its lowest level since July 2016.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen rose sharply against the euro and dollar on Friday after yet another downbeat session for oil prices and stock markets worldwide, underscoring worries about global growth.
He said the optimistic message Kingfisher had given the bank about its future when it took out the loan was not even vaguely consistent with a much more downbeat internal assessment.
In a speech he said that her proposal was "the starting point" for a trade deal, but his overall tone was downbeat and other key parts of the plan were dismissed.
After a slow, convoluted start, and a depressingly downbeat middle, the film redeems itself with a rousing, all-action finale which combines visual fireworks, tragic grandeur and arch "Flash Gordon" silliness.
Last week, some analysts noted that an early Easter and unfavorable weather affected foot traffic in restaurants during the month of March, while others blamed downbeat economic talk by presidential candidates.
RETAIL SALES Retail sales bucked the downbeat trend, rising 8.6% in May from a year earlier and picking up from a 7.2% rise in April, which was a 16-year low.
A stronger-than-forecast jobs report could resuscitate expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in June and beyond, after a recent series of downbeat indicators had thwarted that scenario.
Downbeat consumer sentiment could also worry the ruling Liberal/National coalition which has a precarious one-seat majority in parliament while its standing in opinion polls is at multi-month lows.
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - - Housebuilding spurred a recovery in Britain's construction industry last month, making up for weakness in other parts of a largely downbeat sector, a survey showed on Monday.
Despite appearing to only be interested in completing her runs safely while not attempting to score points or qualify for the final, Swaney still managed to sound downbeat about her performance.
But the downbeat estimation could lead to calls on the government to swiftly open its purse strings and add pressure to the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy this month.
On the demand side, the world's three biggest economies - the United States, China and Japan - all published downbeat economic data between Friday and Monday that could spell erosion in oil demand.
It was hard to find any downbeat delegates at last week's Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference, the region's largest annual event, or at the well-attended GasTech in Barcelona the prior week.
The share of Britons who are downbeat about the state of the economy increased to 65 percent from 60 percent in November, its highest level since January 2014, the survey showed.
Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, said that not enough attention was being given to the effect of negative rates on saving habits in a downbeat annual letter to his shareholders.
A separate survey by the CBI showed British shops had a better June than economists had expected but retailers are their most downbeat about the month ahead since September last year.
But he added that any accumulation of shares would be piecemeal and hesitant as unstable oil prices and a downbeat outlook for the health of the regional economy curbed risk appetite.
The downbeat economic numbers along with the meltdown in oil and stocks could further slow the pace of the Federal Reserve's already gradual tightening policy, a negative scenario for the dollar.
"While tight ranges remain the theme ahead of payrolls on Friday, equity markets have ended [August] on a downbeat mood," Rodrigo Catril, a currency strategist at the National Australia Bank, said.
The biggest argument against raising rates is the downbeat consumer sector which is battling record-high mortgage debt and rising living costs at a time when income growth has remained subdued.
TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The dollar sagged against its peers early on Wednesday after downbeat data sapped some of the momentum it had gained from last week's robust U.S. jobs report.
Trump himself appeared more downbeat about the short-term prospects for combating the virus, predicting the outbreak wouldn't be contained until at least the summer and suggesting a recession was possible.
Adding to the downbeat mood was a clutch of discouraging manufacturing surveys in the past 24 hours from around the world that once again stoked fears of a global economic slowdown.
While some were downbeat about the financial figures, Mr. Biden's slip in the polls and the onslaught from Mr. Trump, the Biden loyalists described a sense of almost burden and responsibility.
"For the first time this year, consumer demand was one of the top two reasons for the downbeat profit outlook, cited by more than one-third of lenders — a record high."
Britons have been among the most downbeat about their country's economic prospects of all European Union countries, according to European Commission data, but their spending has continued to power the economy.
Adding to the downbeat sentiment were a Commerce Department retail sales report showing consumer spending likely slowed further in January and data indicating industrial production fell more than expected last month.
"Stock prices risk becoming increasingly unmoored from the fundamentals, which are generally downbeat," Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at research firm Capital Economics, wrote in a note to clients Friday.
There was a similarly downbeat report from manufacturers on Monday, contributing to growing evidence that business and consumer confidence took a hefty knock after Britons voted to leave the European Union.
Adding to the downbeat sentiment were a Commerce Department retail sales report showing consumer spending likely slowed further in January and data indicating industrial production fell more than expected last month.
It sort of sounds like a jazzier version of the kind of downbeat deep house that labels like Dial and Smallville specialize in and, honestly, we can't stop listening to it.
HK) offered a slightly downbeat outlook for growth in its mainstay hypermarket business on Monday, as investors dumped its stock after hopes for a tie-up with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.
TOKYO, Aug 113 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday as the yen strengthened against the dollar after downbeat U.S. data, and investors locked in gains ahead of a Japanese holiday.
JOHANNESBURG, July 13 (Reuters) - South African regulators are investigating possible insider trading at Discovery after shares fell sharply the day before a downbeat trading update in February, the insurer said on Wednesday.
However, the European Central Bank delivered an unusually downbeat message, warning that global political shifts could compound existing vulnerabilities to rising interest rates and revive worries about the euro zone's weaker economies.
But despite the dollar's rebound, market strategists remain downbeat about the prospects of the greenback in the near term on concerns that future U.S. rate hikes were broadly priced into the markets.
SHANGHAI, April 15 (Reuters) - China stocks ended a bullish week on a downbeat tone on Friday, as investors took profits after gross domestic product (GDP) data released by the government met forecasts.
Analysts point to an early Easter and unfavorable weather to partially account for lighter foot traffic in March, and others say downbeat economic talk by presidential candidates may be playing a role.
A stream of downbeat economic data in recent months has suggested the world's second-largest economy is still struggling to get back on firmer footing, underlining a need for more policy easing.
Abbott Laboratories dropped 2.4 percent after the healthcare company missed quarterly revenue estimate due to lower sales of generic drugs in emerging markets and gave a downbeat forecast for the current quarter.
Downbeat earnings as well as weaker-than-expected purchasing manager surveys in France and Germany took European shares and the euro a leg lower, with the single currency hitting two-month lows.
A measure of stockpiling hit a record high for any Group of Seven economy while factories cut jobs at the fastest pace in six years and were increasingly downbeat about the future.
" Well, here's where it comes from: I wanted the sound of a door slamming as the downbeat, and in my computer music program I grabbed a sound file called "Door Wood Squeak.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates steady and reiterate a halt to further interest rates hikes, on the heels of a flurry of downbeat economic data this month.
The downbeat trade data joined weak December retail sales, construction spending, housing starts and business spending on equipment reports in setting the economy on a low growth trajectory in the first quarter.
This downbeat data has pushed investors to alter their global forecasts, readjust earnings expectations and talk about what life with a slowing China means for trading stocks bonds and commodities this year.
The downbeat tone brought back hopes that the central back of the world's biggest economy would cut interest rates for the first time in a decade at its policy meeting this month.
If Friday's trade data are in line with the downbeat forecasts or worse, it could spark concerns about a sharper-than-expected slowdown in China and the risk of a global recession.
"That's the downbeat consensus investors have cobbled together over the last few days after hearing from all the big banks and no one's bothering to dispute it," the "Mad Money" host said.
But oil's gains were capped after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries trimmed its global oil demand forecast in a downbeat outlook for the rest of 217 as economic growth slows.
European stock futures were down 0.3 percent, suggesting a downbeat opening for the region, with DAX futures also down 0.3 percent, CAC futures down 0.2 percent and FTSE futures 0.1 percent lower.
Data showing the currency bloc's manufacturing boom slowed a little further last month added to the downbeat mood, helping send the euro to as low as $1.2162, its weakest since Jan. 12.
The gloomy trade readings added to a string of recent downbeat economic data which have fueled expectations that Beijing needs to announce more stimulus measures soon to ward off a sharper slowdown.
The findings were largely at odds with a downbeat official factory activity reading on Wednesday, which raised concerns of a sharper-than-expected slowdown in the world's second biggest economy this year.
The downbeat assessment comes as railways boss Richard Lutz, in the job for two years, faces growing pressure to turn around the operational and financial performance of the deeply indebted German railways.
"Dallas" was twangy, but it also had broad appeal: It was a show about winning, and about people who wanted to be winners, and America needed that zest after the downbeat '70s.
A student of movie traditions high and low, he draws his inspiration here less from the gritty, downbeat realism of '70s New Hollywood than from that decade's good-time populist genre hybrids.
The downbeat report comes a day after rival Macy's Inc surprised investors with a smaller-than-feared drop in same-store sales during November and December, following its own earlier profit warning.
Sterling touched a three-week low against the dollar as mixed output and trade data did little to alter investors' downbeat view of an economy struggling to meet Bank of England targets.
A 228 view by Dave Jordano of the hulking Michigan Train Depot, ablaze with brand-new, gentrifying lights, brought a moody song to an inconclusive end: not upbeat, not downbeat, something else.
U.S. bank Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday that China's economic "conditions deteriorated materially" in the third quarter of 2018, while analysts at Capital Economics said China's "near-term economic outlook still remains downbeat".
Being a live show that doesn't get closed until we have the downbeat of the dress rehearsal on Sunday, I can't tell you that I know for sure how this all turns out.
The bank said some inflationary risks had increased and some had diminished since its last monetary policy meeting on May 16, and it struck a downbeat note on the outlook for the economy.
Despite a rough day Friday, in which the Dow tumbled 610 points and each of the major averages fell at least 3 percent, the mood heading into Monday was downbeat but not panicky.
Still the overall tone remained downbeat, with many investors questioning whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will be able to raise rates much further in the face of turbulent markets and a weakening economy.
While the slight increase in part sales and rebuild quotes hint at a change in customer sentiment, the machinery manufacturer gave an overall downbeat forecast when it reported a lower third-quarter profit.
A former Polish prime minister, Tusk has been a notable EU voice in encouraging Britons to try to reverse the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum but on Wednesday he was notably downbeat.
Determining the market impact is difficult, but the downbeat sentiment from companies will give investors plenty to think about as Wall Street tries to build on a Dow gain this year of 14.4%.
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, April 20.3 (Reuters) - Australian shares ignored Wall Street's downbeat cue to rise on Friday as resources stocks rode a commodity rally higher and banks firmed on hopes of a rate cut.
Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump deployed his characteristic tactic of mixed messaging, sounding downbeat about the prospects for diplomacy, despite earlier signals that he has been looking to speak with Iran's leaders.
If you've been feeling in need of an upper during these last few downbeat months, don't worry: It turns out that Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live is a hell of a drug.
Any prospect of a rally among mid-caps was quelled, as downbeat trading updates led pub operator Marston's, industrial process furnace and ovens maker Vesuvius and engineering group Renishaw 8% to 10% lower.
British property surveyors are the most downbeat about the short-term outlook for house prices in nearly eight years, and sellers are shying away from putting homes on the market, a survey showed.
Chinese investors, returning after a week-long national holiday, seemed to focus more on downbeat news than optimism China expressed on Monday about a new round of trade talks with the United States.
And while the Super Bowl should help current quarter results at the sports-bar chain, some analysts are downbeat on the stock's outlook and expect full-year 29 estimates may be too high.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday expressed optimism that talks to modify NAFTA could be wrapped up quickly, but a top Canadian official was more downbeat, saying much work remained.
Despite the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 30 years passed by U.S. policymakers in late-December, market strategists are downbeat about the prospects of the dollar in the near term.
It's challenging enough to spin a continuing series (which will reach 26 episodes by the end of this season) out of a two-hour movie with a circular plot and a downbeat ending.
Against the euro, offered some support by a less downbeat than expected Ifo sentiment survey in Germany, it traded less than a quarter of a cent off Friday's four-week highs of $1.0955.
"The Huntsman: Winter's War," starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain and Charlize Theron, debuted at the low end of forecasts in North America with $20.1 million amid mostly downbeat reviews and a B+ CinemaScore.
Wilson has taken a downbeat stance on the market based on forecast recession in company earnings, as S&P 500 profits are essentially flat this year, while smaller companies are reporting a decline.
"These central banks are well aware that they can't be too downbeat when talking about growth and inflation expectations," said Richard Benson, co-head of portfolio management at currency fund Millennium in London.
"[Xilinx] ignited a rally in the semiconductor cohort, aided by Lam Research, and I think the run is for real, even though Intel gave us some downbeat guidance after the close, " he said.
EUROPEAN VIEW Economic data out of the eurozone was relatively downbeat, suggesting that the currency bloc's central bank could soon do the opposite of the Fed: produce more stimulus, rather than tighten rates.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss watchmakers are pessimistic about the outlook for the industry, with the number of downbeat executives doubling since 2015 to 82 percent this year, a study by Deloitte showed on Tuesday.
The most delightful aspect of the book is the characterization of the Chinese — their expletive-ridden insults, downbeat perspective ("Bad luck is always hiding inside the doorway, down the next hutong"), and quirks.
Even if you do believe in fairies you may not believe in "Peter Pan," the Bedlam theater company's downbeat adaptation of the J.M. Barrie original, created and performed by a six-member ensemble.
Sock said his surprising late-season surge has played a role in his downbeat start to 2018 (he also lost a lopsided opening match in Auckland, New Zealand where he was defending champion).
On "Musonsu," a call for unity, guitar licks play cat-and-mouse with the downbeat; in "Ekombe," a celebration of dancing, they set up a brisk stereo call-and-response under the verses.
Payment card company Barclaycard also sounded downbeat about broader consumer spending which has helped Britain's economy to cope with the hit from lower investment by businesses since the Brexit referendum result of 2016.
Crime John Rebus is a downbeat version of his younger, scrappier self in RATHER BE THE DEVIL (Little, Brown, $27), the latest entry in Ian Rankin's endlessly evolving series of Edinburgh police procedurals.
Adding to the marginally downbeat mood, retail sales in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose less than expected in June, volatile and often revised data from the European statistics office Eurostat showed.
A vivid peony of blood on white kitchen tiles leaps from the movie's downbeat palette (the cinematography, by David Ungaro, is often quite striking), yet the body it came from inspires no feeling.
N) on Tuesday estimated financial results for 22017 and 21.78 that fell short of investor expectations, in a downbeat forecast that contrasted with a more positive outlook from rival automaker General Motors Co (GM.
"Sentiment remains downbeat and the weakness across the board in purchasing managers indices, published Monday, helped to feed the anxiety surrounding the outlook for global growth," analysts at ANZ said in a morning note.
The automaker referenced changes to pensions as well as costs regarding the abandonment of a car plant in Mexico, which President Trump had attacked throughout his election campaign, as reasons for a downbeat outlook.
Against the euro, offered some support by a less downbeat than expected Ifo sentiment survey in Germany, the dollar traded less than a quarter of a cent off Friday's four-week highs of $1.0955.
Reuters will resume coverage on Tuesday, April 23) April 18 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 retreated slightly on Thursday after downbeat euro zone PMI data and as investors booked profits before the long Easter weekend.
Round 1: Blink 0 - 1 Creeper Creeper's track is miserable because it's downbeat, though it has a vocally stormy chorus reminiscent of one that My Chemical Romance might have crafted later in their career.
Frank soon graduates from fixing to whacking, with Scorsese, as so often, eschewing grandeur for the downbeat detail—a gun handed over in a brown paper bag, with no more fuss than a sandwich.
Asked if he had become more downbeat about Muslim communities finding a place in Western societies, Mr Fadel told Erasmus that he believed more passionately than ever in the need for such co-existence.
British property surveyors are the most downbeat about the short-term outlook for house prices in nearly eight years, a survey on Thursday showed, as buyers and sellers shy away from major financial decisions.
U.S. shares were set to follow suit, extending losses a day after a similarly downbeat message in minutes from the Federal Reserve, where some policymakers cautioned against rate rises while U.S. inflation remained weak.
Downbeat housing data follows tame inflation reports this week which underscored the Federal Reserve's patient stance on future interest rate hikes and helped the S&P and Nasdaq post three consecutive session of gains.
However, investor interest in building long yuan positions was dampened after Thursday's downbeat surveys showing factory activity in China contracted for a third straight month in February, while the service sector also slowed slightly.
PARIS — A downbeat tennis season dipped deeper into a minor key on Friday when Rafael Nadal, who has won the French Open nine times, withdrew from the tournament because of a left wrist injury.
Working against it: Though the film has drawn huge audiences, it's no one's idea of a conventional crowd-pleaser, and it could hit a wall with Oscar voters who reject its downbeat, violent vibe.
But the Chinese data, a downbeat assessment of the state of U.S.-China negotiations by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and figures showing Germany's economy contracted in the second quarter revived the bearish mood.
"That's the downbeat consensus investors have cobbled together over the last few days after hearing from all the big banks and no one's bothering to dispute it," the "Mad Money " host said on Wednesday.
New York (CNN Business)The biggest week of earnings season started off miserably The Dow (INDU) dropped 209 points, or 0.8%, Monday following downbeat results from major companies that reinforced Wall Street's slowdown fears.
While some Hong Kongers are downbeat over what they see as the increasing reliance of Hong Kong on the mainland, others believe the closer financial linkages between the two could prove to be symbiotic.
It's airy, light, and more downbeat than its predecessor, and is especially significant as a different sonic landscape from the sort that we're used to from Berninger, who for the record, sounds great here.
What's missing are the textures and confusion and unfinished business of real life, as if Gilbert were pushing these out of sight so as not to come off as dull or equivocal or downbeat.
A downbeat reading, along with somber indicators seen in May and April, would suggest economic growth is likely to slow this quarter and increase the prospect of further policy easing in the coming months.
They do manage to maintain a downbeat, claustrophobic mood and make some interesting use of the Southwestern desert locations, which might have been enough to sustain the B-grade feature "Chambers" should have been.
What gives its foregone conclusion drama and the possibility of theatricality is the disjuncture between its subject and presentation, which is about as downbeat as a good pop act in a nice local bar.
The dollar recovered from a six-month low after a downbeat December left an index that tracks the greenback versus a basket of six major trading currencies almost flat at the end of 2019.
Britain's economy slowed to a crawl late last year, and many indicators of the economy remain downbeat despite signs of optimism among businesses and consumers following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's landslide win last month.
The early impression is a marked contrast to the downbeat, relatively informal style of his predecessor, François Hollande, derided for his "little jokes," chattiness with the media and desire to be a "normal" president.
Arabtec bucked the downbeat mood, rising 3.5 percent after Abu Dhabi's Aldar Properties awarded the builder a 2 billion dirham ($544.5 million) contract to construct 1,017 luxury villas in the United Arab Emirates capital.
Cho's dissent and downbeat commentary from the central bank in its policy statement pushed up the June futures on three-year treasury bonds by 0.11 points to trade at 109.97 as of 0331 GMT.
But now, entire swaths of the Walter Kerr Theater, apparently unmindful of downbeat lyrics like "I ain't nothing but tired," started clapping along to "Dancing in the Dark," Mr. Springsteen's biggest hit, from 93.
I have been known to run out in the 90-minute break between two rehearsals to do an interview for a story, though, or to be on my computer right up to the downbeat.
As Dntel, Jimmy Tamborello's spent the last 15 years or so crafting the kind of miniaturist, microhouse-inflected downbeat electropop that makes beardy blokes in breton striped tops weep into their cold brew coffee.
If trade data due on Thursday are in line with economists' downbeat forecasts or worse, it could increase the risks of a global recession and heighten concerns about a sharper-than-expected slowdown in China.
LONDON (Reuters) - The first post-Brexit vote cracks may be emerging in consumer spending, the cornerstone of Britain's economy, with a series of downbeat retail surveys suggesting inflation pressures are starting to weigh on households.
In addition to Bieber's buttery vocals, and the contrast between its reggaeton-inspired style and the EDM-inspired pop dance music of the past few years — its most pronounced feature is a thumping downbeat, a.k.a.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday expressed optimism that talks to modify the $1.2 trillion trade agreement could be wrapped up quickly, but a top Canadian official was more downbeat, saying much work remained.
Although no EU decision over possible disciplinary moves is expected before European elections on May 20.1-22020, the more downbeat estimates could increase market pressure on a coalition government in Rome already plagued by infighting.
Although no EU decision over possible disciplinary moves is expected before European elections on May 23-26, the more downbeat estimates could increase market pressure on a coalition government in Rome already plagued by infighting.
The euro likewise was flat against the dollar at $1.13080, undermined by Friday's dire manufacturing PMI figures and trepidation that Germany's IFO Institute could release a downbeat assessment of Europe's biggest economy at 0900 GMT.
The dollar retreated on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell struck a downbeat tone in congressional testimony, saying trade uncertainties and concerns about the global outlook continued to exert pressure on the U.S. economy.
Tuesday's downbeat data may sharpen the focus of officials from the world's leading economies who declared at a weekend G20 meeting they needed to look beyond ultra-low rates and printing money to reanimate growth.
Only two Wall Street brokerages reduced their existing share price target for the company, but a batch of downbeat research notes from analysts focused on shrinking margins, a key challenge in delivering profit going forward.
Roy Blunt of Missouri, another GOP leader, was asked about recent downbeat assessments from other Republican senators -- like Richard Burr of North Carolina, who said he didn't think a deal could be reached this year.
The downbeat estimates follow Japanese daily Nikkei's report on Tuesday that output of the latest iPhone models would be cut by about 63 percent in the January-March time frame so dealers could offload stock.
"Consumer spending entered the new year on a downbeat note, falling for the eighth time in the past nine months, as Britons continued to cut back on spending," Visa's chief commercial officer, Mark Antipof, said.
Although no EU decision over possible disciplinary moves is expected before European elections on May 20.1-20.3, the more downbeat estimates could increase market pressure on a coalition government in Rome already plagued by infighting.
He said was downbeat about the prospects for equities due to a mix of factors from softer economic data, stagnating earnings and political risks including Italy's upcoming constitutional referendum and the U.S. election in November.
Software firm Sage and information and analytics provider Relx slumped 10.4% and 3.7%, respectively, after downbeat updates, while consumer goods giant Unilever fell as rainy weather hit ice cream sales in Europe and North America.
Bleepy, trance-y synths mix with a blissed-out downbeat and the kind of vibes that make you feel like you're covered in an aloe vera face-mask, and you've got cucumber discs for eyes.
Downbeat readings on new orders and export orders reinforced other data recently that suggest China's factories are facing softening demand from customers both at home and abroad, pointing to a further cooling in its economy.
Tuesday's downbeat report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) came on the heels of data last week showing a slowdown in job growth in August, a contraction in factory activity and weak automobile sales.
" While that may all sound a little fanciful, writes Stephen Holden, it's grounded by the Tom Hanks, whose "performance elevates an ominous, downbeat reflection on American decline and runaway technology into a subdued absurdist farce.
According to The Washington Post, the tone of the meeting was "muted and downbeat" — perhaps a sign of the resignation party elites are feeling as they realize Mr. Trump is likely to be their nominee.
"A number of mid-caps have also issued downbeat earnings outlook statements this week and in some cases cancelled planned dividend payments, which has added to shareholders' woes," AJ Bell Investment Director Russ Mould said.
A downbeat mood hit risk assets after a key part of the U.S. yield curve, a closely watched recession indicator, inverted further as a deepening U.S.-China trade row raised fears of a global slowdown.
ArcelorMittal joined the ranks of international companies sounding more downbeat about the Brazilian economy, expecting steel demand there to decline by as much as 12 percent, from an expected fall of 6-7 percent previously.
Analysts have identified further risks to Rolls-Royce in the last month, noting firms that compete with its power systems unit have made downbeat comments, and recent economic slowdowns have raised concerns about aircraft overcapacity.
Also, residents of the state are even more downbeat when it comes to the California Dream — 55 percent of those surveyed believe the American Dream is harder to achieve in the nation's most populous state.
DUBAI, Jan 22.0 (Reuters) - Middle East bourses seem set to extend declines on Monday as downbeat global stock markets and a renewed slump in oil prices further dent risk appetite in the crude-exporting region.
The downbeat survey results will likely make disappointing reading for policymakers at the European Central Bank who intend to bring an end to their 2.6 trillion euro asset purchase program in less than a month.
Analysts at KBW said the Metro Bank now faced more headwinds than tailwinds, while Goodbody analysts said Metro's update was more downbeat than anticipated, adding that short term trading in the stock "won't be pretty".
Gains in midcaps were capped with Royal Mail - a former FTSE 100 constituent - slumping 11.3 percent to a life low after a downbeat trading update and PZ Cussons tumbling 11.7 percent after a profit alert.
In the mid-19743s he left the label to pursue freelance writing — the only jobs he held after that were two stints as an editor at DownBeat, between 1963 and 1970 — and quickly distinguished himself.
Mr. Lighthizer also offered a fairly downbeat assessment of the administration's other trade fights, including talks to remove metals tariffs on Canada and Mexico and efforts to strike a trade pact with the European Union.
Another described the mood as "downbeat," although Brussels insiders were divided on whether May might yet accept an EU offer by next week — or risk an 11th-hour crisis at a summit on March 22.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave a downbeat assessment on Thursday of the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union, saying that the British people chose to become poorer for the sake of controlling immigration.
The dollar, which was bullish much of the week, nursed losses after downbeat U.S. manufacturing data tempered recent optimism on the U.S. economy that had revived expectations for a near-term rate hike by the Fed.
Banks declined 3.4 percent, making them the top sectoral faller with Italian lenders leading the way on uncertainty over Rome's plans to help them offload bad loans and after analysts at Citigroup issued a downbeat note.
ArcelorMittal joined the ranks of international companies becoming more downbeat about the Brazilian economy, expecting steel demand there to decline by as much as to 12 percent, from an expected fall of 6-7 percent previously.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services' downbeat earnings call on Monday should put to rest any ideas that the economy is too strong and that the Federal Reserve should tighten interest rates again, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday.
Moller-Maersk kept its downbeat 2016 profit forecast on Friday as the Danish shipping and oil giant reported net profit way under expectations as it struggles to cope with a shipping recession and tough oil markets.
Gold rebounded on Monday from its weakest week since November after downbeat U.S. payrolls data on Friday dampened speculation of a near-term interest rate hike, and as Chinese buyers returned after the Golden Week holiday.
Asia markets finished mostly higher on the first day of the new quarter, tracking global stocks' third day of recovery from the post-Brexit sell-off despite a slew of downbeat data from China and Japan.
Consumer, telecommunication and healthcare stocks - often deemed attractive in times of economic uncertainty - all gained as weak U.S. retail sales data and more downbeat data from China fanned worries about the health of the world economy.
Consumer, telecommunication and healthcare stocks -- often deemed attractive in times of economic uncertainty -- all gained as weak U.S. retail sales data and more downbeat data from China fanned worries about the health of the world economy.
Like so many rust belt cities worldwide, it is trying to recover from a manufacturing decline by hunting for innovation buzz — that glow of techno-progress that can propel a place from downbeat to in demand.
A slew of grocery stocks were the subject of investment ratings actions today by Wall Street firms, including a downbeat call on Whole Foods Market and a more upbeat outlook for its rival Sprouts Farmers Market.
The ECB is likely to warn that inflation could stay ultra-low longer than an already downbeat forecast pegged on plunging oil prices, weak Chinese growth and the lack of decisive fiscal policy action at home.
The downbeat assessment could fuel calls for the government to delay a nationwide sales tax hike scheduled for October, and increase speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will take some steps to bolster economic growth.
The downbeat surveys bolstered the view that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reflationary policy dubbed "Abenomics" is sputtering, keeping the Bank of Japan under pressure to maintain or even ramp up its massive stimulus program, analysts say.
Mylan's forecast for 2017 profit and revenue, which it first announced in March, was in sharp contrast to downbeat expectations from rivals despite prolonged pressure and scrutiny on pricing for generic drugs in the United States.
Dovish comments from BoE Governor Mark Carney, together with a slew of downbeat data suggesting Britain's economy is barely growing, convinced respondents the expected 25 basis point increase to 0.75 percent would now happen in August.
The somewhat downbeat picture for the world's fifth-biggest economy from a raft of data - including a record goods trade deficit - contrasted with the situation in some of Britain's closest trading partners in the European Union.
Tableau Software (DATA) fell a penny short of expectations with an adjusted quarterly profit of eight cents per share, and the analytics software maker also posted a revenue miss and gave a downbeat current quarter forecast.
While investors will get to size up earnings from many more companies in coming weeks, the downbeat start to the third-quarter earnings season weighed on the market, said JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade.
The dollar was on track for weekly gains, though investors were unlikely to push the upside significantly as they braced for monthly U.S. employment data later in the global session, following some downbeat jobs figures overnight.
Netflix's wretched Iron Fist, like the other Marvel Netflix shows, largely abandoned the humor of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in favor of a gritty, downbeat landscape of dimly lit hallways, furrowed brows, and supposedly intense monologues.
PARIS — "Hope — the worst epidemic ever to strike men," is one character's downbeat assessment near the end of "Poussière" ("Dust"), a new play the Swedish playwright Lars Noren has written for the Comédie-Française in Paris.
More firms were downbeat about the outlook for jobs and investment than were optimistic for only the second time since the Recruitment and Employment Confederation began its surveys in June 2016, the month of the referendum.
The company's forecast for shipping volume growth of less than 1% is "pretty downbeat," giving it some breathing space if the impact of the coronavirus is worse than expected, said Michael Field, an analyst at Morningstar.
President Donald Trump is said to be furious about how officials in his administration have handled the coronavirus outbreak, and blames downbeat warnings from health officials for a brutal downturn in financial markets, according to reports.
Lorenzo Codogno, a former chief economist at the Italian Treasury and now head of London-based think tank LC Macro Advisors, was even more downbeat than UPB, forecasting the economy would contract this year by 0.1%.
Downbeat data showing China's giant manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest pace in almost 1003-1/2 years in January reignited fears about its slowing economy, the world's second-largest and an engine for global growth.
"The low valuations reflect rather downbeat expectations about China's economy, which remains under further pressure and whose growth rate could fall below the 6% mark next year," said Yan Kaiwen, an analyst with China Fortune Securities.
And he brought it to JazzTimes (originally called Radio Free Jazz), which he built into a strong rival of the long-established DownBeat, publishing leading critics like Leonard Feather, Stanley Dance, Martin Williams and Ira Gitler.
The series manages "to maintain a downbeat, claustrophobic mood and make some interesting use of the Southwestern desert locations," Hale wrote, "which might have been enough to sustain the B-grade feature 'Chambers' should have been."
Recent downbeat Chinese data has fanned market expectations that the government may roll out fresh stimulus to prevent a sharper slowdown in the world's second-largest economy amid a bruising trade war with the United States.
A series of mainly downbeat business surveys and official indicators released on Monday followed Saturday's warning by Group of 20 leaders who met in Osaka, Japan, of slowing global growth and intensifying geopolitical and trade tensions.
In currency, the euro rebounded against the dollar after falling to its lowest level in six weeks Thursday when European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did not alter a downbeat assessment on the euro zone's economy.
The downbeat survey, which showed the slowdown was being led by Europe's powerhouse Germany, will likely concern European Central Bank policymakers, coming just two months after they drew a line under their 2.6 trillion euro stimulus programme.
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares slid on Thursday as a flurry of uninspiring earnings updates from retailer Carrefour and advertiser WPP kept the mood downbeat, while broader jitters over tightening monetary policy spilled over into a new month.
MINI-CYCLE The most recent numbers paint a downbeat picture, with official figures earlier on Monday showing the British economy shrank 0.4% in April, the biggest drop since March 2016, driven by a slump in car production.
"Even if a last-minute (trade) deal is struck this week to avoid further tariffs, the downbeat prospects for global growth will probably mean that export growth remains subdued," Evans-Pritchard wrote in a note on Wednesday.
MINI-CYCLE The most recent numbers paint a downbeat picture, with official figures earlier on Monday showing the British economy shrank 0.4% in April, the biggest drop since March 2016, driven by a slump in car production.
Draghi's downbeat tone was similar to that of policymakers at the Federal Reserve, minutes of whose mid-March policy meeting, released on Wednesday, said "participants generally saw global economic and financial developments as continuing to pose risks".
Consumer and healthcare stocks -- often deemed attractive in times of economic uncertainty -- contributed to early gains as weak U.S. retail sales data and more downbeat data from China fanned worries about the health of the world economy.
Downbeat guidance points to an economic slowdown in the midst of the protracted U.S.-China trade war, which should encourage the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next Wednesday for the first time in a decade.
DALLAS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Wednesday that his more downbeat assessment of the U.S. central bank's path of rate hikes will be reflected at the next policy meeting in March.
Friday's downbeat factory activity reading suggested a flurry of stimulus measures by Beijing in recent months has yet to be felt, adding to views that business conditions in China will likely get worse before they get better.
It's an intuitive, innovative, engrossing and deeply, deeply engaging piece of music, a downbeat musical mansion of sorts, and one that gives you glimpses of room after gilded room you're never really given explicit permission to enter.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day run of losses on Friday as optimism about the prospects for a U.S.-China trade agreement countered downbeat U.S. and China manufacturing data.
The stimulus is being anticipated at a time when euro zone growth has been downbeat, with Germany's central bank saying this week the region's biggest economy will continue to struggle in the first half of the year.
Downbeat earnings as well as weaker-than-expected purchasing manager surveys in France, Germany, and the euro zone as a whole pushed European shares and the euro lower, with the single currency dropping to two-month lows.
A separate survey from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research showed British business confidence staged a partial recovery from the plunge that followed the EU vote, although firms remained downbeat about the economic outlook.
Ahead of the iPhone maker's second-quarter results, which beat exceptions, analysts had effectively eviscerated the estimates with downbeat supplier surveys and doom-spelling notes about weak China sales, the "Mad Money " host said at the time.
A downbeat outlook for oil demand from a top energy watchdog and fears of rising U.S. output sparked a sell-off in crude futures this week, but analysts say the market was already poised for a pullback.
The IEA delivered a surprisingly downbeat outlook for oil demand in its monthly market report, showing an expected slowdown in consumption that was at odds with a more bullish view from the producer group OPEC on Monday.
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - British factories stockpiled raw materials and goods ahead of Brexit at the fastest pace since records began in the 1950s, and they were increasingly downbeat about their prospects, a survey showed on Friday.
But a stream of downbeat data in recent months and higher U.S. tariffs have fanned expectations that Beijing will need to roll out more stimulus soon to ward off a sharper slowdown that could stoke job losses.
Though Thursday offered some relief for the beleaguered pound as the greenback struggled after Powell struck a downbeat tone in congressional testimony on Wednesday, the British currency remained weak overall, down 3.7% in the last three months.
The stellar run in stocks has pushed the S&P 500 up about 9 percent this year, but on Wednesday the benchmark index's five-day rally snapped, hurt in part by downbeat revenue forecasts from videogame makers.
ICAP gave no reason for the departure of Andrew Baddeley, who is stepping down from its board with immediate effect and leaving TP ICAP in December, and blamed a relative lack of volatility for its downbeat forecast.
U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the benchmark 340.49.47-year yield at its lowest since July 20.78 following the downbeat ISM report and worries about a weakening global economy in the face of the U.S.-China trade war.
U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the benchmark 10-year yield at its lowest since July 2016 after the downbeat ISM report exacerbated worries about a weakening global economy in the shadow of the U.S.-China trade war.
"The details within the report were much more of a mixed bag, and more downbeat than one might think given the solid improvement in the headline reading," said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York.
Despite its outrageously downbeat ending, "Fox" was promoted at the 1975 New York Film Festival as a daring display of "homosexuality without tears" — presumably because the movie is so matter-of-fact in representing its gay milieu.
"Switzerland" allows for a contrast between this most famously neutral of European locales and the ceaselessly downbeat, dyspeptic Highsmith, who holds forth on any number of subjects — all of which prompt her derision or scorn or worse.
While Los Angeles basks in the Lakers' renaissance and the Clippers' bid to outperform the league's most glamorous franchise for the eighth consecutive season, it has been a downbeat slog on the other side of the country.
For example, if a company's numbers are positive, but the tone is downbeat during an earnings call, Prattle's equity analytics platform can quantify that gap in a way that is difficult for a human analyst to do.
"The (lira) currency's travails and the timid response by the authorities has cast a dark cloud over European equities this morning, with the downbeat mood from Friday still pervading", said Neil Wilson, a market analyst at Markets.com.
Germany feels duty bound to support Israel, due largely to the legacy of the Holocaust, but as bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians persists into a fifth month, Merkel struck a relatively downbeat tone on prospects for peace.
That compared to slightly more downbeat sessions seen in Asia on Monday after China last week said it was preparing to impose duties, ranging from 5 percent to 25 percent, on around $60 billion in U.S. imports.
A series of predominantly downbeat business surveys and official indicators released on Monday followed the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, where leaders on Saturday warned of slowing global growth and intensifying geopolitical and trade tensions.
MTN, which was fined $5.2 billion by Nigerian authorities in October for failing to disconnect more than 5 million subscribers in time, earlier this month gave a downbeat outlook on future dividends as it reported full-year results.
The downbeat showing comes just days after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaled one of the biggest policy reversals of his eight-year tenure and said the Bank would ease policy again if inflation failed to accelerate.
U.K. retail sales however recovered from a significant reduction in January, according to an industry survey, yet companies in the sector were relatively downbeat about Britain's economic outlook as the Brexit vote contributed to a rise in inflation.
Slightly more downbeat than what we've previously heard from the band, the track doesn't scrimp on their signature guitar twang and complex riff-ery, which is offset pretty damn perfectly by Tina Halliday's always-gutsy and soulful vocal.
Downbeat assessments of growth would more closely correspond with trends under the old GDP calculation method that until a year ago showed India experiencing the longest spell of sub-5 percent growth in a quarter of a century.
Also weighing on sentiment was Euro zone economic sentiment which dipped for the 10th consecutive month to its lowest level in more than two years in April as managers in industry and the retail sector became more downbeat.
The downbeat data reflects insufficient demand that has become a "more prominent problem" and adds urgency for the government to intervene, Zhang Liqun, an analyst with the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), said in a note.
A survey from the New York Fed on Monday showed a measure of future business activity in New York state dropped to a more than three-year low in April, with companies downbeat about new orders and shipments.
So far this financial year, tax revenues paid by individuals have risen but businesses taxes are showing signs of a slowdown — chiming with other data showing a solid consumer economy but a downbeat corporate sector ahead of Brexit.
Adding to the downbeat mood, China said it was raising anti-dumping duties on certain alloy-steel seamless tubes and pipes imported from the United States and the European Union as much as 10 times from previous rates.
The ECB had left its policy stance unchanged as expected on Thursday and Draghi's downbeat comments added to speculation that the central bank will hold back on interest rate hikes that some market watchers had expected in October.
This is the first time that Huawei has quantified the impact of the U.S. action against the company and Ren's downbeat assessment comes after weeks of defiant comments from company executives who maintained Huawei was technologically self-sufficient.
LONDON (Reuters) - British households turned more downbeat about their finances in May, according to a survey that hinted at weakness in the consumer economy which has been one of the bright spots for Britain during the Brexit ructions.
Williams said that buying bonds and other assets would be on the table in a downbeat economic scenario that drove rates to zero again as would negative rates, though he suggested the second option may impose unacceptable costs.
TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan's stocks lost momentum on Friday on downbeat earnings both at home and on Wall Street, erasing some of the previous day's rally, which took the benchmark to a 2569.25-323/232-month high.
LONDON (Reuters) - Major commodity-linked currencies including the Australian and New Zealand dollars fell and the yen rose on Friday after a downbeat session for oil prices and Asian stock markets underlined nerves about global growth and finances.
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said later on Wednesday in a Reuters report that his more downbeat assessment of the U.S. central bank's path of rate hikes will be reflected at the next policy meeting in March.

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