51.   Despite many small victories, the economy remains in critical but at least stable condition.

52.   Despite many small victories, the economy remains weak but at least stable.

53.   Despite trade frictions that threaten to tear their relationship apart, the U.S. and Japanese economies remain deeply intertwined.

54.   Despite inflation fears, the economy remains robust.

55.   Despite all this, the US economy remains the largest, most innovative on earth.

56.   Earnings growth may be eroding, but analysts say investors believe the economy will remain strong, and the eagerness to own stocks is greater than ever.

57.   Economists said the data did little to dispel the view that the economy remains on a slow growth track, with little risk that inflation is about to accelerate.

58.   Economists predicted that the economy would remain flat in the first quarter and that growth through the rest of the year would be anemic.

59.   Earnings will remain strong because the economy remains strong, Wapnick said.

60.   Even if the economy remains robust, just talking seriously about surpluses could erode the political will needed to bring the budget into balance, they said.