71.   The earnings reports followed positive economic news coming out of Latin America.

72.   The fact that stocks did not respond to positive news from Asia indicates that earnings worries might become a bigger factor in investor decisions in the near term.

73.   The first positive news for Routier came in October, when it was disclosed that police had evidence bolstering her claim of a killer-intruder.

74.   The index is likely to drift lower in the weeks ahead, barring any positive news from the IMF negotiations.

75.   The last several days have highlighted a different picture from the uniformly positive news of the last few years.

76.   The main argument for a speedy search is that BC needs some positive news.

77.   The latest math and science findings are undoubtedly positive news.

78.   The markets focused on the positive news, and a spate of better-than-expected earnings reports from companies including Texas Instruments.

79.   The market has not even been cheered by positive economic news.

80.   The positive news is a welcome change from past international AIDS conferences.