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

Operating profit for the three-month period decreased from EUR1 .65 m while net sales increased from EUR14 .6 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 .
negative

As a result of these transactions , the aggregate holdings of Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund , L.P. has decreased below 5 per cent of the total number of shares and votes of the Company .
negative

Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor is temporarily laying off its whole workforce in Finland for two weeks as of mid-July 2009 .
negative