11.   The drop was fueled by losses in Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Applied Materials Inc.

12.   U.S. stocks were mixed as rising bond yields fueled a drop in shares of Citicorp, Chase Manhattan Corp. and other banks.

13.   Experts say the rise in Moslem fundamentalism in Lebanon and across the region has further fuelled the drop in wine consumption.

14.   Lower-than-expected housing starts fueled a drop on the bond market, where returns and price are inversely related.

15.   Lower-than-expected housing starts fueled a drop in key interest rates, sending US stocks up in early trading Tuesday.

16.   The drop was fueled by comments from Federal Reserve board governor Laurence Meyer that raised fears of higher interest rates and triggered profit-taking, dealers said.