31.   Rather, they say, behaviors will change only in the face of negative economic news, sustained high gas prices and shortages.

32.   Several imminent events have replaced two months of steadily negative news.

33.   So some investors were taking no chances and sold to limit their exposure to any negative news.

34.   Sometimes the facts and differing opinions result in negative news.

35.   Taken together, the negative news has convinced many economists that the worst is still to come.

36.   Still, there was some negative economic news today.

37.   Stocks may have fallen just because they had risen so sharply that any negative news could trip them up.

38.   That makes the bond market more vulnerable and dealers more likely to sell in case of negative news such as rising U.S. yields, he said.

39.   The double-dose of negative news was partly offset by an announcement that Shiva was expanding its relationship with the Canadian telephone equipment maker Nortel.

40.   The government, say Palestinians, is sensitive to negative news that sullies its image abroad.