41. The bad news is keeping away foreigners, who helped to drive shares higher earlier this year. 42. The dollar erased early gains against the mark as traders grew skittish about driving it higher without more evidence the U.S. economy is rebounding. 43. The increased prospects for lower rates drove bonds higher for the first time in three days as yields declined. 44. The near-certainty that the U.S. trade deficit will be driven sharply higher by the economic crisis sweeping through Asia has profound economic and political implications. 45. The major bond firms that underwrite the debt often drive yields higher before the sales to assure demand from their customers. 46. The near certainty that the U.S. trade deficit will be driven sharply higher by the economic crisis sweeping through Asia has profound economic and political implications. 47. The price of coffee has been driven higher by a combination of bad weather and lower inventories, Cardenas said. 48. The Producer Price Index was also driven higher by rising natural gas prices, which peaked in early January and have nearly halved since then. 49. The prospect of faster economic growth typically drives yields higher by heightening concern inflation will accelerate. 50. The scarcity of supply is driving prices higher even as mild weather stretches across much of the U.S. |