41.   Cheaper development and staging costs helped push down the overall loss, Expo head Jobst Wellensiek said.

42.   Drastic cost cutting helped JAL realize a strong rebound in earnings last year, and the company expects a smaller but still healthy profit this year.

43.   Lower mortgage costs helped to temper the increase.

44.   On Thursday, the department reported that plunging gasoline and energy costs helped hold wholesale prices steady in July.

45.   The lower American borrowing costs helped stabilize global markets and remove fears that the U.S. economy was about to go into recession.

46.   High admission costs also helped preserve the parks for use mainly by middle to upper class whites.

47.   The company said lower material costs had helped it boost pre-tax profit.