51.   Salomon is a main participant in the bond market, which has been falling since February, when the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates.

52.   Shares of the companies have fallen since the merger talks came to light a few weeks ago.

53.   Snow has also been falling since the weekend in eastern France and large parts of Central and Eastern Europe, disrupting traffic.

54.   Stockpiles, which have fallen steadily since February, are now less than half of year-ago levels, according to the exchange.

55.   The Bank of Spain has been lowering its official interest rates as inflation has fallen since November.

56.   The British pound has fallen since late last week as expectations for higher U.K. interest rates weakened.

57.   The Dallas-based utility has seen two acquisitions fall through since June.

58.   The dollar has fallen since Thursday.

59.   The mark has kept falling since Tuesday, and the dollar has kept declining since Wednesday.

60.   The mark has kept falling since Tuesday.