71.   Japanese stock prices sank sharply Monday on a report that a troubled finance company was filing for bankruptcy.

72.   Japanese share prices sank Tuesday amid concerns about rising long-term interest rates.

73.   Japanese stock prices sank for the fourth day in a row amid continuing worry that weak financial institutions may be placed under state control.

74.   Japanese stock prices sank for a fourth consecutive session Wednesday amid growing worries about the global economy and the impact on corporate profits.

75.   Japanese stock prices sank on profit-taking.

76.   Land prices sank by half or more over the next several years.

77.   On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, share prices sank on pessimism about the content of the upcoming economic stimulus package, traders said.

78.   Prices have been sinking, even though OPEC surprised traders this spring by sticking with most of the production cuts its members promised.

79.   Prices sank after the Bank of Japan announced plans to establish a new bank to bail out two financially troubled credit unions.

80.   Share prices sank Tuesday amid fears that a sharp rise in interest rates would hurt corporate earnings.