negative

In the case of the flu test, for example, a negative test would not imply that the person is healthy, but rather that they are less likely to have the flu.

This negative sentiment could be partly due to China’s ongoing investigation into Texas Instruments’ business there, even though the company itself said it has yet to be notified of any probes, according to UBS.

“With so much business investment and consumer spending dependent on exuberance about AI, any disappointments could sap the current economic momentum and expose the negative impact of tariffs, immigration restrictions, and other policies,” she said.

Decelerating earnings-per-share revisions breadth — that is, the net proportion of positive to negative revisions — also drove that selloff.

In a June Securities and Exchange Commission report, Sable said there was “substantial doubt ... about the company’s ability to continue,” given ongoing negative cash flow and stalled regulatory approvals.