21.   Mexico stocks rose, led by industrial group Alfa SA, as investors grow confident the recovering economy will push up third-quarter company earnings.

22.   On Friday, a spate of reports pointed to a moderately recovering Japanese economy.

23.   On the other hand, Kajima said in a statement that it is receiving more orders thanks to the recovering economy.

24.   One pollster, Richard H. Hertz, of Bodega Bay, Calif., found that the strongly recovering California economy was the main reason for that.

25.   Peruvian stocks rallied for the twelfth day as a recovering local economy lured investors back to Lima.

26.   Steel and chemical manufacturers rose on hope for increased exports thanks to a strong dollar and higher demand from a recovering domestic economy.

27.   Still, the reports underline the negative environment for bonds created by a gradually recovering economy, traders and investors said.

28.   Still, analysts cautioned that recent reports point to a gradually recovering economy, which could weigh on bonds.

29.   Still, analysts cautioned that recent reports point to a gradually recovering economy.

30.   Still, some analysts cautioned that recent reports point to a gradually recovering economy, which could weigh on bonds.