Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: The company operates worldwide and employs in total approximately 47,000 persons Neutral

Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu in Degefors is planning to recruit new engineers in order to meet a retirement wave over the next few years Neutral

Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: Operating profit totalled EUR 1.22 mn, down from EUR 3.56 mn in the first quarter of 2008 Negative

Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: ``Our research shows that access to information technology has been one of the limiting factors for most small businesses especially when they work in a heterogenous network based environment Neutral

Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: The aim of the CEO's Q&A sessions is to give further clarity on information, which has been made public already earlier Neutral

Please tell me the sentiment of the following sentence: Diluted earnings per share (EPS) fell to EUR 0.63 from EUR 1.71