31.   Still, further evidence the U.S. economy has cooled could prove to be a boon for some investors.

32.   That reassessment was prompted by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, who in a speech on Tuesday declared that the economy has cooled and inflationary pressures are easing.

33.   The company saw Wall Street hammer its stock in October along with the rest of the computer sector amid concerns that slowing economies would cool product demand.

34.   The economy has indeed cooled, he said, but is in better shape than it was two years ago.

35.   The economy is cooling as well.

36.   The employment data released on Friday reinforced the belief that the economy is cooling after six rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

37.   The data suggested the economy is cooling, which would tend to help bonds.

38.   The drop concerns analysts because lending standards are easing even as the economy cools.

39.   The economy will probably cool and corporate profits will probably slow, but stocks will stay in the stratosphere.

40.   The rally showed that investors are willing to lock into longer maturities if they are confident that the economy has cooled and that lower rates lie ahead.