1.   And an exceedingly tight labor market in many job categories should have driven salaries higher, according to the theory of supply and demand.

2.   And even if prices were to hold steady for now, other important factors could drive them higher as the planned cuts in output take effect.

3.   Any cut in production could drive prices higher, while a move to dump inventories to raise cash could cause prices to collapse.

4.   Are competing bids being made by legitimate buyers, or is the price being driven artificially higher?

5.   Bond investors are set to drive interest rates higher if they see evidence that more Americans are getting jobs.

6.   A lower unemployment number could drive interest rates higher since a greater demand for labor could push wages higher, fueling inflation.

7.   A lower unemployment number could drive interest rates higher later this week since a greater demand for labor could push wages higher, fueling inflation.

8.   A major reason is the Internet fever driving stocks higher in many parts of the world.

9.   Brisk growth drives rates higher by augmenting the inflation threat and demand for loans to finance investment.

10.   Capellas predicts that growth during the first half of the year will be moderate, but pent-up demand will drive sales higher in the second half.