21. The stock with the biggest jump in short-selling during the month was the Microsoft Corp., the largest company that trades on Nasdaq. 22. The University of Pennsylvania had the biggest jump, increasing by half over the previous year. 23. U.S. stocks were mixed after a report showing the biggest jump in economic growth in a decade heightened anxiety that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month. 24. At the same time, orders for big-ticket durable goods posted the biggest jump in three months. 25. By type, the biggest jump in donations involved international charities, most likely due to the Rwanda crisis, said the group. 26. It proposes the biggest jump in defense spending in two decades and a record increase in money devoted to making Americans more secure at home. 27. Kentucky and UCLA made the biggest jumps. 28. Motorists in the Midwest and West saw the biggest jumps at the pump. 29. Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Luxembourg had the biggest jumps in unemployment, the agency said. 30. That was the first advance in four months and the biggest jump since last November. |