71.   Investors originally expected Japanese optic-fiber makers would post very strong profit growth this year, said Hiroaki Kawabe, analyst at Yamaichi Research Institute.

72.   It sees more growth this year.

73.   It said much of its growth in future years would come from the developing world, where demand for sugar products is rising more quickly than in the West.

74.   Like the rest of Wall Street, Lehman has enjoyed earnings growth this year.

75.   Latin Americans still expect to see negative growth this year.

76.   Many economists have lowered their forecast for growth this year, expecting economic turmoil in Asia to weigh on Germany.

77.   Long after most private economists had slashed their forecasts for European growth this year, the central bank remained publicly confident.

78.   Meanwhile, Argentina continues to suffer through a recession, sparked by the Mexico crisis, that many economists expect to eliminate growth this year.

79.   Most forecasters see continued slow growth this year without a recession.

80.   Most economists say slowing economic growth in Asia may cut half a percentage point or more off U.S. growth this year, curbing inflation.