31.   Higher U.S. yields hurt Japanese bonds by increasing the urge to shift funds into overseas debt.

32.   Higher overseas yields weigh on domestic bonds by boosting the incentive for investors to shift funds abroad in search of better returns.

33.   Investors were prompted to shift funds from fixed-income securities into equities after lending by international agencies allowed Korea avert a foreign debt repayment crisis.

34.   Iran has shifted funds from its army to other military branches with the publicly stated intent of becoming the dominant naval power in the region and controlling the strait.

35.   It essentially adopts procedures set up in the Texas pilot waiver program that requires local districts to lay out specific objectives for shifting funds or financing other programs.

36.   Japanese bonds were little changed, paring earlier losses, while futures rose as the continuing decline in Tokyo stocks prompted investors to shift funds into alternative investments.

37.   Japanese have been shifting their funds into the postal savings system because of uncertainty about the stability of the financial system, economists said.

38.   Japanese stocks fell for a third day, amid concern a stagnant economy gives investors little incentive to shift funds into equities.

39.   Japanese bonds rose as Tokyo stocks tumbled in afternoon trading, allaying concern that investors may begin looking away from fixed-income securities and shifting funds to equities.

40.   Japanese stocks fell amid concern a stagnant economy gives investors little incentive to shift funds into equities.