Articles tagged with positive
Mon, May 21, 2012
Tech pressures Nasdaq in volatile trading
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended slightly higher in a third session marked by late-day swings, but the Nasdaq fell after NetApp ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc
Mon, May 07, 2012
Giants' Mota banned 100 games for doping
(Reuters) - San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Guillermo Mota has been suspended 100 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball (MLB ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Novartis study positive for new acromegaly therapy
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday study data showed a new therapy for people suffering from acromegaly, a rare disorder characterized by ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
British wrestler suspended after positive test
By Alan Baldwin
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top Olympic hope in Greco-Roman wrestling, Ukraine-born Myroslav Dykun, has been suspended and risks missing London 2012 ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
S&P 500 flirts with two-month low before rebound
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell for the fifth day in six on Wednesday as investors kept their focus on the turmoil ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A gay-rights group is urging New York state's high court to overturn the conviction of an ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
China says sees positive Q2 industrial output signs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth is showing positive signs of acceleration in the second quarter of the year versus the first quarter ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Wall Street up on earnings but tech, banks weigh
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks mostly rose on Friday, led by solid earnings from McDonald's, General Electric and Microsoft, but declines ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Duluth School District Gets Positive Review And Comment
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Duluth School District officials have announced that the Minnesota Department of Education has issued a positive review and comment for the ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Oosthuizen and Schwartzel flying high in Malaysia
By Patrick Johnston
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Masters runner-up Louis Oosthuizen showed no ill-effects of his playoff heartbreak and long-haul trek to Southeast ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Banks lead FTSE bounce after positive broker comment
By David Brett
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose around midday on Friday with banks leading the gainers after being boosted by ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Westwood stays positive despite messy Augusta finish
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Lee Westwood was left fuming after he surrendered the Masters lead with a double-bogey at the last on ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Washburn County Deer Tests Positive For CWD
Shell Lake, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that CWD was detected in a wild adult doe found on ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Big positive shift in Asia Q1 Business Sentiment Index
By Aditi Shah and Naomi Tajitsu
MUMBAI/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Business sentiment among Asia's top companies improved dramatically in the first quarter following three ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
McIlroy holds off Tiger to take top golf spot
By Simon Evans
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) -
Britain's Rory McIlroy held off a spectacular final round charge from Tiger Woods to win ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Pharma research not always more positive on drugs
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugmaker-funded science isn't always more likely to favor new medicines than studies paid for by non-profits ...
Thu, February 23, 2012
Positive results of weight-loss pill cause frenzy
(Reuters) - Shares of Vivus Inc rose nearly 88 percent on Thursday as investors bet that its experimental weight-loss drug, Qnexa, would be approved by ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Positive psychology has limited health benefits: research
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A psychology technique that encourages patients to think positively and gain confidence helped some with high blood ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Wall Street cuts losses on late buying
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks trimmed losses to end little changed on Friday, as investors saw dips in the market as an ...
Sun, January 22, 2012
Channeling positive emotions key for Azarenka
By Peter Rutherford
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka walks a fine line on court, her demons bubbling just below the surface, but the tempestuous world ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
BrainStorm sees positive data in ALS stem cell trial
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Data from the first ALS patients in a clinical trial treated with BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics adult stem cell therapy did not ...
Sun, January 15, 2012
Germany optimistic on Greek debt swap: foreign minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Germany is optimistic about the outcome of a bond swap deal aimed at slashing Greece's towering debt pile, Germany's foreign ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Alcoa gives positive aluminum outlook
By Steve James and Ernest Scheyder
(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc
Tue, December 27, 2011
Obama approval back in positive territory: Gallup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating climbed steadily this month as he fought Republicans to extend the payroll tax cut and ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Positive 1st Quarter Job Market Expected In Minnesota
UNDATED (KDAL) - Employers in Minnesota expect to hire at a steady pace during the first quarter of 2012, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Fed stimulus pledge buoys stocks, Greece talks eyed
By Richard Hubbard
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro held firm against the dollar, while European shares and gold moved higher on Thursday, after the U ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Braun's positive test dims MLB's positive glow
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The feel-good glow that Major League Baseball (MLB) had been enjoying after a thrilling World Series and new ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Sanofi announces positive results for diabetes drug
PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said a late-stage study of its lixisenatide drug in combination with Lantus insulin showed a significant improvement in blood ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school
By Eric Johnson
(Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Boeing sees AMR bankruptcy as positive long-term
(Reuters) - American Airlines' bankruptcy restructuring should make the carrier more profitable and able to purchase more aircraft, the head of Boeing Co's commercial ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
HIV-positive men urge China Premier to end discrimination
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three prospective school teachers have appealed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to end discrimination against people with HIV after ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
HTC to tough out slowdown as strategy doubts grow
By Jonathan Standing and Clare Jim
TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC's promise of "competitive" new models early next year may not be enough of a ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Middle East nuke talks "positive" despite Iran boycott
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - Middle East states showed an "open and constructive" approach in rare talks on banning nuclear arms in the region ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Atos, CapGemini positive on outlook
By Tarmo Virki
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Top European IT services providers Atos
Thu, November 17, 2011
ARM sees positive signs from customers
By Tarmo Virki
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Chip designer ARM
Mon, October 24, 2011
Bell praying for positive Tintin reviews
The Billy Elliot actor voices the schoolboy cartoon hero in Steven Spielberg's 3D film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which ...
Sun, October 23, 2011
Bell praying for positive Tintin reviews
The Billy Elliot actor voices the schoolboy cartoon hero in Steven Spielberg's 3D film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which ...
Sat, October 22, 2011
Bell praying for positive Tintin reviews
The Billy Elliot actor voices the schoolboy cartoon hero in Steven Spielberg's 3D film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, which ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
EBay CEO positive in face of weak economy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe gave a positive outlook on Tuesday in the face of slowing economic growth and early ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
BSD Medical's heat delivery device shows positive results
(Reuters) - BSD Medical Corp said a study showed therapeutic heat combined with chemotherapy and radiation delivered through the company's heat delivery system increased ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Need for positive government role in housing: Rep. Bachus
By Margaret Chadbourn
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A senior Republican in the House of Representatives said on Monday it may be appropriate for the government to ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Rockies' Alfonzo banned 100 games for positive test
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo has been suspended 100 games after a second positive doping test, Major League Baseball (MLB) said ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Strasburg strong despite Nationals' loss
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stephen Strasburg showed flashes of brilliance on his long-awaited return to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, the exciting prospect tossing five scoreless ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Positive hep C drug results boost Pharmasset shares
(Reuters) - Pharmasset Inc said its hepatitis C shot showed positive results in a trial involving patients who have not been previously treated for the ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Hollywood porn production shut down after actor tests HIV positive
According to trade group the Free Speech Coalition, Hustler and Evil Angel are among the industry leaders who have halted production until further testing ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Hollywood porn production shut down after actor tests HIV positive
According to trade group the Free Speech Coalition, Hustler and Evil Angel are among the industry leaders who have halted production until further testing ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Wal-Mart U.S. sales start to perk up, as do shares
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said same-store sales at its U.S. discount chain rose in July, as a renewed emphasis ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Gilead's HIV pill shows positive results in trial
By Kavyanjali Kaushik
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said its four-medicine HIV pill, known as the Quad, worked as well as the company's ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Jobs woes sink Wall Street
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled 2 percent on Friday after data showing zero jobs growth in August brought investors face-to-face with ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Wall Street closes worst week since '08 with wild day
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out their worst week in more than two years on Friday in a volatile session that ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Analysis: Investors become more positive on Ireland
By William James and Carmel Crimmins
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's insistence that it is different from Greece and the rest of the euro ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Analysis: Investors become more positive on Ireland
By William James and Carmel Crimmins
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's insistence that it is different from Greece and the rest of the euro ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
China should make real deposit rates positive: C.bank adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should gradually make real bank deposit rates positive and continue to use open market operations and bank reserve requirements to slow ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended the worst week in a year as time runs out on Washington to reach agreement before ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Lagarde says size of new Greece bailout not decided
By Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that the size of the additional ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Lovato reveals her positive playlist
The Disney star checked into a treatment centre last year (10) to deal with a number of issues, including anorexia and bulimia, self-harming and ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Samsung's profit may disappoint but chip outlook positive
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and flat screens, is likely to report a third ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Positive skin cancer drug data boosts Roche
ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's new cancer drug vismodegib could help patients with a potentially fatal skin cancer type, positive mid-stage trial results showed, going ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Japan stocks erase losses, TOPIX turns positive
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares reversed earlier losses to turn positive on Thursday, as foreign investors bought battered blue chips and as the yen pulled ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Grizzlies' Mayo banned 10 games after positive drug test
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo was suspended for 10 games after testing positive for a banned steroid, the NBA said ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
Citi starts U.S. healthcare IT on positive note
(Reuters) - Citigroup started coverage of U.S. healthcare technology providers on a positive note, saying the industry represents one of the best long-term growth ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Cuba terms Obama measures positive but limited
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Sunday that President Barack Obama's move to relax more U.S. travel restrictions to the island was a ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Intel positive on PC growth in emerging Asia
By Baker Li
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Intel Corp is positive about growth in PC sales in emerging Asia, particularly in China and India, a top ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Health Care Study Sheds Positive Light
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- A new study shows the medical industry in west Michigan is booming, but still faces challenges. The Alliance for Health survey ...
Sun, January 02, 2011
SNB's Jordan says government's bank law plan "positive": report
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss government plans for tougher capital standards for big Swiss banks would help reduce the chance of another crisis, the Swiss central ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
It Was A Mostly Positive Injury Report For The Lions From Coach Jim Schwartz
The Lions figure to be in pretty decent shape Sunday when they try to extend their winning streak to four games in their season ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
HIV-positive porn star speaks out
A number of major adult entertainment companies halted production in October (10) after Derrick Burts, 24, received the diagnosis, crippling the porn industry as ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
RIM shares jump on positive view of new OS
TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares in Research In Motion jumped more than 5 percent on Tuesday morning after an analyst praised its new QNX operating system ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Panel positive on Merck vaccine for anal cancer
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine appears effective for preventing anal cancer, members of a U.S. advisory panel said on ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Porn star is HIV positive
A counsellor at a Sherman Oaks, California clinic frequented by adult actors and actresses has confirmed the diagnosis.
Jennifer Miller tells the Los Angeles ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Mosquito Pools in Milwaukee Test Positive for West Nile
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin health officials are urging folks to protect themselves against mosquito bites, so they don’t come down with the West ...
Sun, August 01, 2010
China confirms positive test for cyclist Li
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cycling authority has confirmed Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team mate Li Fuyu has failed a doping test after his 'B ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Europe banks say stress tests positive
LONDON (Reuters) - Over one-third of investors expect Europe's banks to raise significant capital in the next six months following a health check that ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
Early treatment key for HIV-positive patients: WHO
By Kate Kelland
VIENNA (Reuters) - The number of people receiving medicines for the AIDS virus leapt by a quarter last year but more patients ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser tests positive
By Gene Cherry
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Olympic and world 100 meters champion Shelly-Ann Fraser has tested positive for a tooth painkiller she neglected to ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Clinton says Cuba prisoner release a positive sign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cuba's decision to release 52 political prisoners is overdue but still a positive sign from the island's communist government, Secretary ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Sad ending should not cloud Japan's positive run
By Simon Evans
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Japan's most successful World Cup on foreign soil ended in a second-round penalty shootout defeat by Paraguay although ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
GTx says muscle-loss drug trial results positive
(Reuters) - GTx Inc said its experimental drug to treat muscle loss was effective in increasing lean body mass and leg muscle strength in post-menopausal ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Pain of Spain defeat eased by positive injury news
By Iain Rogers
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa (Reuters) - The pain of Spain's shock 1-0 loss to Switzerland in their opening Group H match was ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Celgene's Revlimid positive in maintenance trials
By Toni Clarke
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two major studies of Celgene Corp's multiple myeloma drug Revlimid showed that when taken as maintenance therapy following ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Japan business mood turns positive; consumers upbeat
By Izumi Nakagawa and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned optimistic for the first time in two years in May, a Reuters poll ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Obama tells China U.S. wants positive relationship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told China's new ambassador Washington wanted to "further develop" a positive relationship with China, the White House said ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Rangers manager Washington tested positive for cocaine
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last July but has since completed a drug-treatment program and will be retained ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Williams tests positive for marijuana
By Gene Cherry
DOHA (Reuters) - American world indoor sprint favorite Ivory Williams has tested positive for marijuana and ruled ineligible for the world championships ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Lundbeck says stroke drug positive in phase-3 test
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck said on Thursday a new analysis of a clinical phase III trial with its candidate stroke drug Desmoteplase ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Athlete tests positive at Games, escapes ban
By Karolos Grohmann
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - An unnamed female athlete has tested positive for a "light stimulant" and has been reprimanded as she took the ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Proprietary trading ban positive: FDIC's Bair
By Karey Wutkowski
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Top bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Friday that proposed proprietary trading limits are "very positive," but said ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Kohl's Leads Way In Positive Retail Sales Numbers
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - The holidays were good to the Wisconsin-based Kohl’s Department Stores. The Menomonee Falls firm reported a sales increase ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Sony positive on gadget sales
By Franklin Paul
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp said U.S. electronics sales are looking positive after the holiday season, even as the strong ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Anadys says hep C drug shows positive results in trial
(Reuters) - Anadys Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental hepatitis C drug, ANA598, showed positive preliminary results in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares up as ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
U.S. poll shows many Israelis positive on Obama
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has a higher approval rating among Israelis than is widely believed, undercutting arguments he ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
Positive thoughts give elite athletes the vital edge
By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) - Elite professional sport with its unrelenting demands tests the mind and spirit as much as the body.
When the ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
U.S. sets North Korea talks, looking for positive steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in hopes of coaxing Pyongyang back ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Phillies manager Manuel remains positive in defeat
By Gary Hill
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel bemoaned his team's stuttering offense as they surrendered their World Series crown ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Former Tour of Spain runner-up Nozal test positive
LA GRANJA, Spain (Reuters) - Spaniard Isidro Nozal, the 2003 Tour of Spain runner-up, was among three riders who have been provisionally suspended after testing ...
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