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

[EX Q]: '' The flex is a small price to pay for happy lenders . ''
[EX A]: neutral

[EX Q]: Swedish , Finnish and Danish listed companies are organized in three market cap segments , Nordic Large Cap , Mid Cap and Small Cap .
[EX A]: neutral

[EX Q]: The company said that its comparable operating profit for the January-June period fell short of last year 's corresponding performance .
[EX A]:
negative