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

Q: For example , net sales increased by 5.9 % from the first quarter , and EBITDA increased from a negative EUR 0.2 mn in the first quarter of 2009 .

A: positive
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Q: Donations to universities The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to donate max .

A: neutral
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Q: The decision means temporary lay-offs of fixed duration at the company 's Nastola and Jyvaskyla units , in southern and central Finland , respectively .

A:
negative
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