1.   Also Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases its latest business outlook.

2.   As a result, the business outlook for most Israeli companies remains bright, and stocks in Israel are likely to post only small losses when trading resumes tomorrow.

3.   Auto executives say that their bleak and unpredictable business outlook leaves them little room to make any commitments, especially of the size required to satisfy Washington.

4.   A lower number shows increasing pessimism about the business outlook.

5.   A lower number shows increasing pessimism about the business outlook for the next three to six months.

6.   But as the economy improved, so has the business outlook for shelter magazines, attracting a new breed of advertisers such as automotive, cosmetic and computer companies.

7.   But there was widespread disagreement about the business outlook on both sides of the deal.

8.   Companies are spending more money in factories and new production facilities, backed by improving profits and a better business outlook, he said.

9.   FOR MAGAZINES, A SUNNIER VIEW The mood was upbeat at a gathering of magazine industry leaders, reflecting an improved business outlook.

10.   For one thing, they say, prices have fallen even as the earnings and business outlook of most oil-service companies has continued to improve.