61.   Stocks rose Tuesday as investors, buoyed by positive news from technology companies, shrugged off several disappointing reports that showed the economy was still sluggish.

62.   That was the positive news that the companies emphasized last week when they said their negotiations with Chinese officials were gathering steam.

63.   That routine of waiting for positive news ended Monday.

64.   Texas stocks rose today amid predictions of a brighter year for oil service company stocks, while positive economic news lifted some high-technology companies.

65.   That was the positive news.

66.   The analysis adds to increasingly positive news about tamoxifen, which last month was shown to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease.

67.   The Budapest market has been boosted by positive economic news.

68.   The broader market also declined on Tuesday, but the technology loaded Nasdaq composite index posted a small gain on the strength of positive news about semiconductor sales.

69.   The Clinton administration emphasized the positive news in the report, which was delayed two weeks by the partial government shutdown and subsequent snow that paralyzed the capital.

70.   The company has received a string of positive news since Tools got the device, called the AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart.