71.   Freedman himself is optimistic that the seven-year bull market will continue.

72.   Goossens said the mobile phone market would continue to expand.

73.   Global demand for paper is strong as the Asian markets continue to recover.

74.   Hahn Dong Moon, a spokesman for the South Korean chip manufacturer, said the plan was scrapped because the global market for semiconductors continues to slump.

75.   He and most analysts are confident the bull market will continue in the year ahead against the backdrop of a slowing, but recession-free economy.

76.   He said the market will continue to fall unless the government announces concrete plans to stimulate the economy.

77.   He said the credit markets were continuing to struggle with two major themes.

78.   Hong Kong stocks rose as Asian equity markets continued their roller-coaster ride on concern weakening currencies and rising exchange rates will drive fund managers from the region.

79.   However, there is no guarantee that the stock market will continue to soar, nor is there any guarantee that the market will continue to outperform managed funds.

80.   However, Mexico is still a tense, unstable place where financial markets continue to be buffeted by rumors ranging from military coups to high-level resignations.