Companies that stand to benefit most from an upturn in the economy led the stock market up.

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The upshot of all that is an overall trend of consolidation, Chuang figures, with or without an upturn in the economy.

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Pomroy says to check out the office REITs for the greatest potential returns this year, depending, of course, on an upturn in the economy.

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France's economy was at last picking up, thanks largely to an upturn in the world economy.

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Hiring is back in style after a long hiatus, thanks to signs of an upturn in the U.S. economy, as well as the continued boom in web, mobile and social media startups.

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The economy is benefiting from an upturn in areas that had not previously performed well, particularly homebuilding.

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While that portends an upturn in business heading into mid-2007, any significant slowdown in the economy would likely curb corporate technology spending, hurting Comverse's sales and profits.

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