Timeline for What does “surprise on the upside” mean?

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Jun 10, 2018 at 3:29	history	edited	Yoichi Oishi	CC BY-SA 4.0	added 30 characters in body
Jun 10, 2018 at 1:13	history	edited	Yoichi Oishi	CC BY-SA 4.0	added 2 characters in body
Jun 10, 2018 at 0:45	history	edited	Yoichi Oishi	CC BY-SA 4.0	added 10 characters in body
Jun 10, 2018 at 0:14	answer	added	lbf		timeline score: 1
Jun 10, 2018 at 0:14	comment	added	Hot Licks		But Googling "surprise on the upside" I see it's a common financial phrase, and apparently simply means "perform surprisingly well".
Jun 10, 2018 at 0:09	comment	added	Hot Licks		"Upside" and "downside" are idioms mostly relating to the financial markets. Trump's use of the term in this context is a hair confusing, as the term is usually used in reference to risks, and "upside risk" implies some unforeseen danger if the market rises or a company's financial situation improves or some such.
Jun 9, 2018 at 23:15	history	edited	Yoichi Oishi	CC BY-SA 4.0	added 24 characters in body
Jun 9, 2018 at 23:00	comment	added	Lambie		Sorry, but I disagree with that WordReference thing. On the upside and on the downside are idioms in English. On the upside means: when the pros of a thing are considered. On the downside means: when the cons of a things are considered. He will surprise on the upside means: He will surprise us when the pros of the meeting are considered. On the upside and downside are used all the time. That use of it with surprise is not an idiom.
Jun 9, 2018 at 22:50	history	asked	Yoichi Oishi	CC BY-SA 4.0