61.   Philippine stocks and the peso fell Friday, ending a lackluster week marked by negative news on both the economic and corporate profit fronts, analysts said.

62.   Philippine stocks fell sharply Monday, pulled down by a mixture of negative news, particularly the falling Japanese yen, traders said.

63.   Politicians often complain of negative news coverage of their election campaigns.

64.   A rash of negative local news, in particular political upheaval in neighboring Zimbabwe, has worsened the situation.

65.   Airlines also suffered from negative news.

66.   Analysts said the index was unlikely to plunge, however, unless shockingly negative news emerges from the United States.

67.   Another area that has drawn negative news coverage was a case in which pregnant Hungarian women were paid to travel to the Unites States to deliver their babies.

68.   Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday, with bargain hunting pushing up some markets and negative domestic news pulling others down.

69.   Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Wednesday, with investors discouraged by a smaller-than-expected U.S. interest rate cut and negative local news.

70.   Asian shares closed mixed Wednesday, with Tokyo prices rising modestly on a report that Japan will cut capital gains taxes but negative local news pushing smaller markets lower.