41.   Consumer confidence surged in March to its highest level in seven months, bolstered by growing optimism about the economy and the job market.

42.   Despite continuing earnings warnings by blue chip companies, there has been growing optimism that global economy will rebound in the medium term.

43.   His comments reflected growing optimism on the part of the United Nations.

44.   In Singapore, share prices closed sharply higher on growing optimism about an economic recovery in Asia.

45.   Investors were buying on growing optimism that the worst of the economic slowdown is over.

46.   Japanese stock prices surged early Thursday amid growing optimism a government-funded bailout will nurse the troubled financial industry back to health.

47.   Japanese stock prices surged Thursday amid growing optimism a government-funded bailout will nurse the troubled financial industry back to health.

48.   Market players were also encouraged by growing optimism the government would move quickly to enact a plan to use public money to shore up ailing banks.

49.   Stocks were mixed Thursday amid growing optimism that Wall Street is indeed emerging from its prolonged slump.

50.   The euro began rising Tuesday after the German IFO index, a barometer of business confidence, signaled growing optimism by German business executives.