71.   Some domestic institutions bid down steel shares as a result of reluctance to risk paper profit gains if the economic growth remains sluggish in the new year.

72.   Still, if the government does adopt the measures that Dornbusch recommends growth would remain sluggish.

73.   Still, if the government does adopt the measures that Dornbusch recommends, growth would remain sluggish.

74.   Still, the market could go higher since the inflation rate and interest rates are low, and corporate earnings growth remains robust, he said.

75.   Taken together, the reports reassured investors that profit growth remains strong even as economic growth moderates.

76.   That combination suggests economic growth will remain subdued for the remainder of the year, analysts said.

77.   That means if the economy stays in the doldrums and revenue growth remains stagnant, the bottom line is expanding.

78.   The Atlanta Fed said manufacturers in the southeastern states reported a drop in production in September, indicating that growth remains sluggish and unlikely to push prices up.

79.   The earnings reports reassured investors that profit growth remains strong even as economic growth slows.

80.   The government forecasts that economic growth will remain high this year.