41.   Orders placed with U.S. factories rose again in February, the latest sign the economy is retaining enough momentum to keep apprehensive Federal Reserve policymakers on alert.

42.   Orders placed with U.S. factories rose more than expected in January to a record level --the latest sign of a resilient economy.

43.   Shares of Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. retreated on the latest sign that demand for personal computers may weaken in the coming months.

44.   Several associations of foreign residents in Japan have responded warily to the drill, counting it as the latest sign of mounting hostility toward other Asians in Japan.

45.   Sluggish April shares were the latest sign of slow growth in the economy.

46.   Some analysts worry investors will see the lawsuit as the latest sign Ayala is reacting to, rather than anticipating, competition.

47.   Still, the negotiations are the latest sign of how quickly on-line companies are overhauling their own Internet strategies and scrambling to gain access to industry-standard software.

48.   The actions are only the latest sign of a broad crisis in commercial fishing, both in the United States and abroad.

49.   The announcement was the latest sign of upheaval in the industry after proposed acquisitions by British Petroleum of Amoco and Exxon of Mobil.

50.   The announcement is the latest sign of rising world production, particularly in South America, analysts said.