11.   Attractive valuations, combined with an agreement with the IMF last year and other positive news in the public sector, helped lift stock prices last year.

12.   ATLANTA - The third quarter began on Wall Street the way the second quarter ended, with surprisingly positive economic news that bolstered hopes of better times ahead.

13.   Besides, why would management keep such positive news a secret?

14.   Biotechnology stocks rose after positive news from two of the largest companies in the industry.

15.   Bonds fall on positive economic news because it suggests interest rates might rise.

16.   Bonds relinquished their gains despite plenty of positive news about the outlook for low inflation.

17.   A string of positive corporate news focused investor attention on these stocks.

18.   Academy officials have tried to play down the incident since then, and even Monday an academy spokesman sought to focus on the little positive news at hand.

19.   After all, even today with all of the positive economic news coming out of Washington and elsewhere, business fixed investment is still stagnant.

20.   After what Egghead has endured during the past several years, any positive news is welcome.