Pessimism

Jean-Jacques Rousseau The major themes of philosophical pessimism were first presented by Rousseau and he has been called "the patriarch of pessimism".

Adult anger and pessimism are pervasive: A recent 58 percent of registered voters surveyed believed that America’s best days were behind it.

Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as pessimism about global uncertainties remained even as China reported a better-than-expected economic growth data.

BIP's peak pessimism was easily observed as its forward AFFO per share multiple fell to 8.77x at its October lows, well below its 10Y average of 14x.

But journalist Ben Jacobs has explained there is a hint of pessimism about their chances.

Despite my pessimism, I like both candidates and believe either one will be a good mayor.

Euro declines today comes amid a mixture of data that indicated more disinflation in conjunction with the declining pessimism of the German consumers in addition to the sharp decline in the Eurozone bond yields.

Given that even the pricing of the loans by Upstart has already incorporated this pessimism, I think that the downside for the company is somewhat limited.

However, I would hold off for now because of the pessimism in the economy, which may present an even better entry point.

I prefer to synthesize optimism and pessimism and favor informed hope.

It should also be noted that, despite the pessimism, QCOM remains in a long-term uptrend that has not been breached and is not likely to be so.

MANILA -The pessimism ruling over Wall Street due to the United States’ AAA rating being placed on negative rating watch amid the debt ceiling issue spilled over to the local bourse, pulling down the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Thursday.

Notably, a substantially higher share of Americans expressed pessimism about cooperating with China on climate change (52%) than on trade and economic policy (38%).

Optimism and pessimism, hope and fear co-exist among Thais these days, but with hope definitely on the ascendant.

Pessimism has dragged the stock down over 83% from its all-time high.

Shapland’s paralytic pessimism can make it difficult to disentangle her punishing thoughts from the harsh reality she seeks to articulate.

Sure, there is a lot of pessimism about the viability and the difficulty of production, but let's separate the noise and look at the facts.

The majority of survey respondents also regard developments in the area of Slovaks' trust in the judiciary with deep pessimism.

The reasons for economic pessimism have started to look less convincing than they once were.

The snag is that this stellar run has been partly built on investors unwinding bearish bets, or short positions, on retail stocks, after last year’s pessimism proved overdone.