31.   Companies such as America Online, Intel and Lucent all were sent sharply higher on Tuesday before they released their earnings reports.

32.   Economic reports indicating the start of recovery in manufacturing and solid spending by consumers sent prices higher Friday on Wall Street.

33.   Investors used a benign inflation report as cause for an early celebration today, sending stocks higher before the Federal Reserve was to announce its decision on interest rates.

34.   Optimism about the domestic economy even excited the normally staid bond market, sending yields higher on expectations companies will start borrowing more as they step up production.

35.   The market resumed its recent pattern of selling technology companies after it sent them higher yesterday on hopes that interest rates would begin declining in the new year.

36.   The rumors sent stocks higher on Friday and Monday as investors bought on hopes of capitalizing on the runup that would result from such a cut.

37.   The reforms proposed by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are expected to send unemployment higher in the short term.

38.   The U.S. dollar traded higher against the Japanese yen early Wednesday in Tokyo, sending prices higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

39.   The weaker peso has sent interest rates higher, making it more difficult for car buyers who rely on bank financing.

40.   Wall Street resumed its recent pattern of selling technology companies after it sent them higher Monday on hopes that interest rates would begin declining in the new year.