61.   The Commerce Department reported sharp drop in factory orders in February.

62.   The market was also helped higher by a recovery in the dollar, which firmed after the Labor Department reported a drop in new claims for unemployment.

63.   The market was helped higher by a recovery in the dollar, which firmed after the Labor Department reported a drop in new claims for unemployment.

64.   The news of contaminated meat scared away customers from restaurants serving beef, and stores reported sharp drops in sales of imported beef.

65.   The news scared away customers from restaurants serving beef and stores reported sharp drops in sales of imported beef.

66.   The slowdown in newspaper advertising continued to worsen in April as major publishers reported drops in advertising revenues.

67.   Water-treatment plant workers in Frankfort reported a drop in water oxygen and began spotting dead fish on Thursday, two days after the fire.

68.   Global media group News Corp. disappointed markets Thursday by reporting a drop in net profit for the six months to December, analysts said.

69.   Also, Apple retailers have not reported sales drops.

70.   One agency, the Dutch branch of Medecins sans Frontieres, reported a drop in the percentage of malnourished children in Kenema in the east.