21.   Shares of heavy machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. rose on expectations profits will rise as the domestic economy strengthens.

22.   Should we offer friendship to China if its economy strengthens?

23.   Still, concern that the economy is strengthening a little too much has some investors uneasy.

24.   That pressure may ease in coming months, however, as foreign economies strengthen.

25.   The assumption had been that if the economy strengthened, corporate profits would also rise, more than offsetting any possible impact of higher interest rates.

26.   The dollar is expected to appreciate as the Canadian economy strengthens, analysts said.

27.   The economy may also strengthen later this year, putting a floor under rates, he said.

28.   The government said industrial production was weaker than expected in April, dashing expectations the economy was strengthening.

29.   The government said industrial production was weaker than expected in April, dashing expectations that the economy was strengthening.

30.   To be sure, bond yields may rise this week if investors and traders get more evidence that the economy is strengthening enough to spur inflation.