21.   Rising interest rates hurt banks by narrowing the spread between what they earn from lending and pay to raise deposits.

22.   Rising interest rates would hurt banks by narrowing the spread between what they earn from lending and what they pay to raise deposits.

23.   Rising interest rates hurt banks by narrowing the spread between what banks earn from lending and pay to raise deposits.

24.   Rising rates would hurt bank profits by narrowing the spread between interest paid for new deposits and interest earned on existing loans.

25.   Sticking to larger-capitalization stocks in which there is greater trading volume also could help investors narrow the spread, Rubin said.

26.   That has narrowed spreads between the best price bid for the stock and the best price asked, but it has also made gauging the market more difficult.

27.   Such a move would narrow the spread between short-term rates in the U.S. and other countries, particularly Germany.

28.   That led to new trading rules that have narrowed the spreads between the prices paid by investors when they buy and those received when they sell.

29.   The Amex said these spreads would be narrowed by a Securities and Exchange Commission rule proposal aimed at giving small investors access to the best available stock prices.

30.   The healthy interest from investors has also narrowed the spread, or difference in yield between Treasuries and corporate bonds.