11.   The improved outlook comes from reduced losses at its personal phone units.

12.   The latest glowing outlook comes from the California Business Roundtable, a nonprofit business group in Sacramento.

13.   The mixed crop outlook comes at a time when U.S. consumers are eating more candy.

14.   The outlook comes after declining sales for restaurants that have been open more than a year.

15.   The rosy outlook comes as the Dow Jones Industrial Average is poised to show an annual gain for a sixth straight year for the first time ever.