71.   CS First Boston, a unit of CS Holding AG, violated rules that prohibit traders from selling shares short when a stock is declining.

72.   CZECH stocks declined for a sixth day, pulled lower by Komercni Banka AS and SPT Telecom AS.

73.   Drug stocks declined slightly on Thursday, partly reflecting concerns about the structure of a Medicare drug benefit.

74.   Earlier in the week, Office Depot and other computer sellers suffered when technology stocks declined.

75.   Economically sensitive stocks whose growth is tied to economic ups and downs climbed, while defensive consumer stocks declined.

76.   Energy stocks declined when Iraq said it would resume oil exports after a monthlong moratorium.

77.   European stocks declined, pacing bonds, as the dollar retreated and Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer hobbled optimism that German interest rates are poised to fall soon.

78.   Either bonds will rise in value or stocks will decline, Teall believes, so that the two are moving more in tandem.

79.   Finally, they like short selling, which is a method of profiting when stocks decline.

80.   Financial stocks generally declined today.