71.   On Thursday, the United States markets rose.

72.   Other European equity markets also rose, hoisted in late trading by a strong opening by U.S. equities.

73.   Overseas markets rose today.

74.   Overseas markets mostly rose.

75.   Other Latin markets also rose sharply.

76.   Other markets rose as well.

77.   Riley and others worry that the market is rising even as some of the pillars that support it are getting a bit shaky.

78.   Robin Mesch, fixed-income analyst with Thomson Research of Boston, said she expected the market to rise next year.

79.   Short covering is where investors who sold borrowed stock expecting the market to fall buy the shares back early to cut their losses when the market rises instead.