41.   Speculation a South Korean company was struggling to secure copper that it previously agreed to deliver in February fueled the rise in the premium, copper traders said.

42.   Such anger is widespread, and fueled the rise of President Hugo Chavez.

43.   Still, hope that Japan may take steps to boost its own economy fueled a rise in the yen.

44.   Takeover activity also fueled their rise.

45.   That early and unusual jump in refunds helped fuel a rise in spending by U.S. consumers, at least temporarily.

46.   That economic growth is expected to fuel a rise in demand for Australian commodities and help boost resource stocks, traders said.

47.   The company also said the profit rise was fuelled by fewer mark-downs.

48.   The debate is important because indexing has become the primary growth vehicle of the mutual-fund industry, helping to fuel the rise in big stocks.

49.   The decline, along with signs that the Argentine economy was recovering from a year-long recession fueled the rise in stock prices.

50.   The rise was fueled by expectations that its second-half earnings will improve as the company harvests revenue from its costly line expansion, analysts said.