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Their bull case would see the index reaching 9,000 points if animal spirits take hold in consumer, business and investor confidence, while a bear case envisages the gauge dropping to 5,000 points if inflation stays high and economic growth is subdued.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The presence of these animal spirits was also shown in Paramount Skydance .
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Combined with tax incentives and a fiscal boost from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, corporate animal spirits are poised to pick up this fall as business leaders can now execute hiring and capex decisions that had been put on hold for lack of visibility.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The bottom line: The animal spirits are hibernating.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
The presence of these animal spirits was also shown in Paramount Skydance .
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Combined with tax incentives and a fiscal boost from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, corporate animal spirits are poised to pick up this fall as business leaders can now execute hiring and capex decisions that had been put on hold for lack of visibility.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The bottom line: The animal spirits are hibernating.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal spirits
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“Animal spirits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal%20spirits. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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