81.   The prospect of lower rates boosted shares of banks and brokerage houses, whose profits swell when borrowing costs fall.

82.   The report led to hopes that borrowing costs would fall, boosting company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

83.   Their borrowing costs could fall with the drop in interest rates.

84.   Things should get better this year for cement, steel, metals and petrochemical companies as global prices of these commodities rise and local borrowing costs fall.

85.   Those changes were mirrored in the baseline index, where apparel costs fell even as energy and other prices increased.

86.   Those costs will fall because natural gas is cheaper than other fossil fuels, analysts said.

87.   To rebuild their profits, Kroger and others now are holding on to higher prices as long as possible, even as costs fall.

88.   Travel costs would fall dramatically for CSUN, and it would be competing against schools more like itself.

89.   U.S. stocks were bolstered by expectations that the lowest bond yields in six weeks will cause businesses and consumers to spend more money, as borrowing costs fall.

90.   U.S. stocks rose as gains in bonds sparked optimism that corporate borrowing costs could fall from recent highs.