1.   Analysts said that as long as credit business remained negative it was unlikely consumer spending would revive significantly.

2.   Suria, who remains negative on Amazon.com, is decidedly upbeat on At Home, an Internet service provider offering Web-based content through the Excite network.

3.   That indicator has remained negative for nine months in a row now, suggesting inflation reamains at bay, analysts said.

4.   The index has remained negative for ten consecutive months, the Fed said.

5.   The market averages have barely moved for weeks and all remain slightly negative for the year.

6.   The rating outlook remains negative.

7.   The shift in favor of the mark comes as U.S. dollar sentiment stagnated, while yen sentiment remains highly negative, according to the survey.

8.   They also forecast the index will remain negative in February.

9.   But sentiment remained negative.