TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Higgins ? There are more airlines for Boeing to serve in those emerging markets  which has helped the company diversify its backlog of plane orders. Investors like to see a strong queue of plane orders set to be filled  said  Chris Higgins  a senior equity analyst at Morningstar .
The backlog size â bolstered by increases in air traffic demand â helped keep the aerospace industry afloat during the downturn in the last economic cycle   Higgins  said. Some investors are starting to question whether the market is still hinged to global economy cycles.
âItâs giving people a lot of comfort â  Higgins  said.
Analysts expect the demand for Caterpillarâs and Boeingâs products to continue at least into 2018  though  Higgins  from Morningstar said  it âs going to be hard for Boeingâs stock to repeat what happened in 2017.  Higgins  also pointed to some potential events at Boeing  such as the rumored acquisition of Brazilian jet-maker Embraer  that might not make investors too happy  but itâs still unclear whether those will pan out   he  said.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ted Cruz ? Despite his outspoken liberalism , Franken has worked hard to make friends with Republicans , Cruz excepted . 
Of late , Cruz has shown a humbler , more compassionate side . 
Franken was unsparing in his criticism of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in his book , "Al Franken : Giant of the Senate ." 
Would America be better off if it had elected Cruz and not Trump president ? 
The second , Chapter 37 , "Sophistry ," details how much he loathes Sen. Ted Cruz , whom he describes as a smarmy , condescending grandstander . 
"He 's the exception that proves the rule ," Franken told the American-Statesman , explaining his decision to abandon normal senatorial courtesy in writing about Cruz . 
Smith said that he did n't know Cruz would figure so importantly in Franken 's book when he arranged for Franken 's prime spot at the conference , but said , "It 's the cherry on the sundae ." 
As for Cruz , Franken said he has no regrets about committing his misgivings to print . 
Franken and Cruz will bookend the Texas Tribune Festival this weekend . 
On Sunday , Smith will moderate a discussion with Cruz and his Texas Republican Senate colleague , John Cornyn . 
When the book came out in May , Cruz told Politico , "Al is trying to sell books and apparently he 's decided that being obnoxious and insulting me is good for causing liberals to buy his books . 
Smith will moderate a discussion with Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz at 9 a.m. on Sunday , also at Hogg Auditorium . 
As far as he knows , Smith said , "it 's the only event that has both Al Franken and Ted Cruz on the program ," and , he said , no speaker in the festival 's history has generated as much advance interest and excitement as Franken . 
Also , American-Statesman chief political writer Jonathan Tilove will interview U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke , D-El Paso , who is running for Cruz 's Senate seat .

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kirstjen Nielsen ? Deputy White House Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to oversee the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
 Nielsen   a former Homeland Security official nominated by President Trump  was confirmed by the Senate in a 62-37 vote on Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that  Nielsen  understands the department's daily operations due to her previous experience and is ready to lead on her first day.
Meanwhile  Democrats said  Nielsen  lacks the experience required to run a major agency with 240 000 employees. They also cited concerns about possible White House interference in a recent DHS decision to send home thousands of Nicaraguans that have long been granted U.S. protection.

SOLUTION:
Neutral