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

[EX Q]: 30 November 2009 - Finnish office furniture maker Martela Oyj HEL : MARAS said today that it will make redundant three people and other nine will be laid off permanently from the company 's office staff and factory workers .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: Consolidated operating profit from continuing operations decreased by 62.3 % to EUR 51.2 mn from EUR 135.7 mn in 2007 .
[EX A]: negative

[EX Q]: Most of the increase in net sales was due to the acquisition of Swedish Silva that produces garden tools and boats .
[EX A]:
positive