Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.

Ex Input:
Finnish Aktia Group 's operating profit rose to EUR 17.5 mn in the first quarter of 2010 from EUR 8.2 mn in the first quarter of 2009 .

Ex Output:
positive

Ex Input:
The earnings per share for the quarter came in at 0.25 eur , up from the 0.20 eur of the same quarter a year earlier .

Ex Output:
positive

Ex Input:
Even so , Tulikivi emissions are well below some of the strictest state standards including Washington and Colorado .

Ex Output:
neutral