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 Janet Yellen ? Investors had all but ruled out a rate hike at the central bank’s policy meeting this week and attention has largely been focused on who will be in charge of monetary policy at the end of Fed Chair  Janet Yellen ’s first term in February 2018.
President Donald Trump is set to announce his nomination on Thursday afternoon with Fed Governor Jerome Powell  a soft-spoken centrist who has supported  Yellen ’s gradual approach to raising rates  seen as having a lock on the job.
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) policy meeting  in Washington  U.S. on September 20  2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
FILE PHOTO:  Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen  speaks during a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington  U.S.  September 20  2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Nevertheless   Yellen  and some other key policymakers have said the Fed still expects to continue to gradually raise rates given the strength of the overall economy. In its statement  the central bank reiterated it expects inflation to rise back to its target over the medium term and emphasized that the unemployment rate has declined further.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bernie Sanders ? "-LSB- B -RSB- ut we all named the Bernie Sanders spider ," Lily Sargeant , one of the students and a co-author of the paper , said in a statement . 
"We all have tremendous respect for Bernie . 
It is my hope that through naming that spider after Bernie we can remember the ideas that he has at this pivotal point in the life of our nation ." 
"-LSB- B -RSB- ut we all named the Bernie Sanders spider ," Lily Sargeant , one of the students and a co-author of the paper , said in a statement . 
"We all have tremendous respect for Bernie . 
Several newly discovered spider species have been named in honor of US Senator Bernie Sanders and other outspoken supporters of human rights and climate action .

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Madonna ? Madonna  gave an explosive address at the Women's March on Washington on Saturday that likely has many news networks wishing they had played  her  remarks on delay.
"Yes  I am outraged. Yes  I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House ... but I choose love "  Madonna  said from the main stage area near the National Mall.
 Her  remarks are now going viral.
 Madonna  during  her  #WomensMarch speech: "Yes  I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House" pic.twitter.com/Z9ILmznAIw — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21  2017
Madonna  an icon of both pop music and feminism  took the stage later in the event. While the march's organizers have insisted the event is pro-women more than anti-Trump  the singer did not pass on an opportunity to take public digs at the new president.
"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up "  Madonna  said.
 She  repeated expletives multiple times on stage.
 Madonna  cheered on those who turned out for the march and delivered choice words to others.
 Madonna  ended  her  address with a rendition of  her  song  "Express Yourself " in which  she  sang  "Donald Trump  suck a d--k  I'm not your b---h."
 Madonna  singing at #WomensMarch: "Donald Trump suck a dick  I'm not your bitch" pic.twitter.com/iHThRt5rEu — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21  2017
You can watch more of  Madonna 's remarks below.

SOLUTION:
Positive