Word: sentiments
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...Consumer Sentiment: On Friday, the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers posts its sentiment index for early October, which measures shoppers' outlooks as they gear up for the holiday buying season, a crucial period that accounts for as much as 40% of retailers' annual sales. "Traditionally, if gas prices are up, consumer confidence is down," says Englund. "I'm not sure what will be captured by the Michigan Index, but I think it will drop because the RBC index dropped and that makes intuitive sense." According to the National Monthly RBC/CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index, consumer confidence...
According to Dershowitz, there are three root causes of this anti-Israeli sentiment: Israel is a Jewish state; Israel is an ally of the US, and suffers from “veiled anti-Americanism”; and Israel does not produce oil, making the state useless...
When asked about Carter’s receipt of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, Dershowitz said, “the Nobel Prize can be very political. Part of the reason he won the prize was probably anti-Semitic sentiment...
American humorist Josh Billings once said, "Remember the poor, it costs nothing." The quip sounds close to the apparent sentiment among G-7 economic policymakers who met in Washington over the weekend to craft measures aimed at bailing out Western banks amid the global financial crisis...
...offering a promise of reform to a group of voters who have little faith left in the promises of politicians. "They're all going to tell you what they want you to hear," O'Hare said. And back on the driveway, Tammy Pyle's husband Larry echoed the sentiment. "It's all special interests now," he said. Larry and Tammy were the two Republicans in the group, but even they weren't buying the McCain message. "Whoever gets in, it's not going to change," Tammy said. "So for me, the most important issue is taxes. I just...