51.   Shares of so-called cyclical companies -- those most affected by economic trends -- were the hardest hit today.

52.   San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau President John Marks said he suspects the dip in corporate travel reflects a national economic trend more than anything.

53.   Several macro hedge funds -- investment partnerships that chase economic trends and manage money for wealthy individuals --wagered that copper prices would fall.

54.   Skills in picking stocks, as opposed to gauging broad economic trends, will now be more important, he contended.

55.   Starting tomorrow, Bloomberg is publishing a selective number of state and regional employment reports, based on recent economic trends and news.

56.   Some economists challenge the way the government measures imports, exports, producer prices and other economic trends.

57.   Still, broader economic trends point to subdued wage and benefit costs.

58.   Supporters of the scheme say world economic trends make such a pact inevitable.

59.   That has been coupled with an economic trend that some say has helped diminish the quality of sitcoms.

60.   The business of drugs goes against every economic trend in the region.