pessimism

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The level of pessimism has reached a point where tech’s trailing PEG is implying “future earnings will be much weaker and is as low as the trough after the tech bubble burst in 2003-05.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” made him famous in an era of economic and political turmoil that led to public pessimism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Against the backdrop of broader software pessimism, one corner of the sector is shaping up to be not merely a survivor of the artificial-intelligence revolution but also a major beneficiary of it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Even when users try to escape this vortex of pessimism, they'll struggle.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

There was a great contrast between his world pessimism and personal cheeriness.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway