31.   Lafontaine riled the United States and European central bankers with calls for international action to rein in financial markets and for interest rate cuts to stimulate European economies.

32.   On Tuesday, Bush will venture to a Washington-area small business to highlight how tax cuts might stimulate the economy and job growth.

33.   Rate cuts stimulate economic growth by making it easier for businesses to borrow and spend to expand.

34.   Stocks rose early Wednesday, boosted by a better-than-expected report on the economy and hopes that future interest rate cuts will further stimulate business.

35.   Stocks rose Wednesday, boosted by a better-than-expected report on the economy and hopes that future interest rate cuts will further stimulate business.

36.   The Democrats, who pushed for tax cuts to stimulate the economy, were also the biggest gainers in the weekend elections.

37.   With the worst of the crisis over, the opposition claims a tax cut would stimulate the economy and help low-income families.

38.   The bank said it hoped the rate cuts would stimulate consumption and investment.