41.   Encouraged by a better-than-expected report on retail sales, investors pushed stocks higher Wednesday on the hopes that the economy could be turning around.

42.   Factory layoffs and closings are pushing it higher, and airline layoffs are still to come.

43.   Falling rates and a stronger peso are expected to push prices higher in the next few days.

44.   Expectations for strong company earnings in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic this year should push markets higher in coming weeks, traders and investors said.

45.   Even so, the gains may be limited amid concern a flood of new Treasury debt will push yields higher as early as this week, traders said.

46.   Even though market sentiment has shifted, he said, the market will probably need some fresh news to push it higher.

47.   Ganadero was pushed higher as investors bought the bank shares to take advantage of tax breaks by holding shares at year end.

48.   Government bonds fell after the report, pushing yields higher, because the unexpected increase in construction suggests the economy may be gaining enough momentum to heighten inflation concerns.

49.   Furthermore, Western investors have been trying to push prices higher to squeeze the Chinese so that they faced increasing losses, analysts said.

50.   Ganadero was pushed higher as investors bought the bank shares to take advantage of tax breaks earned by holding shares at year end.