11.   Grain markets are influenced by international factors and as long as other countries continue to subsidize their farmers, Americans will be at a disadvantage, he said.

12.   If the Los Angeles Dodgers were for years considered the reigning power in finding Spanish-speaking talent, the Braves were able to influence the market quickly.

13.   In another sign that the recent turmoil may be ending, a number of merger deals were influencing the market Monday.

14.   Investors said political rhetoric concerning trade and other issues could influence financial markets.

15.   It was also not useful for the secretary to try to influence the markets with empty cheerleading and predictions of an imminent upturn.

16.   Meanwhile the Fed will view the market as another potentially inflationary force, Greenspan said, but will not attempt to influence the market itself.

17.   Speculation about whether the German central bank will cut interest rates at its last regular council meeting of the year has influenced the market all week.

18.   The market is being influenced right now by two large but offsetting trends, according to Robert S. Robbins, senior strategist for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

19.   The market has been influenced all year by the interplay among interest rates, the inflation outlook and corporate earnings.

20.   The statistics on Russian oil production show why the country has the power to influence oil markets in the future.