1.   Corn and soybeans rose as chances dimmed that weekend rain will relieve dry crop conditions in the Corn Belt that threaten to reduce yields.

2.   In CHICAGO, corn and soybeans rose as chances dimmed that weekend rain will relieve dry crop conditions in the Corn Belt that threaten to reduce yields.

3.   Phoenix continued its late-season surge with a win over Sacramento, which saw its playoff chances dim with a third straight loss.

4.   But chances have dimmed because of continued violence against remaining Serbs in Kosovo by radical ethnic Albanians seeking to drive them out.

5.   With the economy once more showing signs of strength, chances dimmed that the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates once more this summer as a stimulus.