Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: The employment contracts of 14 of the employees will end in March 2009 as a result of the company 's previous employer-employee talks .
Answer:
Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: The employment contracts of 14 of the employees will end in March 2009 as a result of the company 's previous employer-employee talks .
Answer:+negative