11.   Canadian stocks rose, driven higher by banks, gold and oil and gas issues.

12.   Canadian stocks rose, driven higher by Newbridge Networks Ltd., Bombardier Inc. and Northern Telecom Ltd., on anticipation of strong corporate earnings.

13.   Colombian stocks were driven higher by demand for shares of Banco de Colombia and Banco de Bogota, which reported strong earnings last week.

14.   Economists feared they could be driven higher by a protracted drought in farm regions and increased demand from tourists during the summer months.

15.   Even so, a separate report showing first-time jobless claims fell last week bolstered concern the economy may be picking up enough steam to drive prices higher.

16.   Fidelty sometimes swooped in and took large positions in distressed debt, driving prices higher than they otherwise would have been, investors and analysts said.

17.   Fears of an early frost drove soybeans higher on the Chicago Board of Trade.

18.   Higher yields can damp demand for loans, weakening the economy and the profit engine that have driven stocks higher for the past couple of years.

19.   Higher rates can damp demand for loans, weakening the economy and the profit engines that have driven stocks higher for the past couple years.

20.   Higher yields in the U.S. could also weigh on Japanese stocks, investors worry, because they could drive interest rates higher in Japan.