21.   Rising yields in turn decrease the value of their bond holdings.

22.   Resident Dorothy Doss said the project would hurt the neighborhood and decrease property values.

23.   Since insurance companies own loads of Treasury bonds, a rise in rates decreases the value of their bond portfolio.

24.   Since insurance companies own loads of Treasury bonds, a rise of that magnitude decreases the value of their bond portfolio.

25.   That would decrease the value of stocks held by foreigners.

26.   While boosting management ownership of the companies, the direct sales have also have hurt the Slovak equities market by decreasing the value of shares, analysts said.

27.   A higher yen decreases the value of dollar-denominated earnings for Japanese exporters like Sony.

28.   A weaker yen could be bearish for Japanese stocks as it decreases value of Japanese assets held in foreign currencies by Japanese companies.

29.   He suggests decreasing the value by one-twelfth each month.