instruction:
Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
question:
On top of that , the US Commerce Department published worse-than-expected construction spending figures for November .
answer:
negative

question:
'' Ixonos has a rich heritage in developing leadership experiences in the smartphone segment .
answer:
positive

question:
Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) declined to EUR 0.78 from EUR 1.76 .
answer:
negative