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Mood of the Nation: Business Owner Spending Less | Reduction

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Mood of the Nation: Business Owner Spending Less

Bryant Hilton, Dell PR
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On the eve of the 2012 elections, The Associated Press interviewed dozens of Americans to try to gauge the economic mood of the nation. People were asked about jobs, housing, gas prices, retirement and other issues. Among them was Hilda Mitrani, 51, of North Miami Beach, Fla. The Great Recession and slow economic recovery have devastated her public relations and marketing business. But Mitrani says positive signs are emerging. Mitrani's long-time clients are spending cautiously, if at all — and she has had to adjust her own lifestyle as a result. She delays making home repairs. She keeps an eye on the thermostat. And only occasionally, she's able to treat herself to a new pair of shoes. "It's been a hard recovery," says the single mother of two children. Mitrani is among many feeling squeezed by a painfully sluggish economic rebound. Unemployment remains high at 7. 8 percent.

People:

Hilda Mitrani

Overall Sentiment: 0.0280888

Relevance: 0.941151

SentimentQuote
0.0637941"Please don't let this cost an arm and a leg. And please let her be OK," Mitrani recalls ...
0"They're asking for proposals and planning expansions," she says. ...
0"They're asking for proposals and planning expansions," she says. "They're starting to talk about the future."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0637941
  • Mean: 0.0212647
  • Standard Deviation: 0

So Mitrani

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.322851

jobs

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.288871

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Robert Ray

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.221882

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

FieldTerminology: Americans

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.312832

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