1.   About six months ago, researchers also reported that Lidocaine nose drops can help abort a migraine attack.

2.   Speculation that U.S. gasoline production will be crimped by operational problems at several U.S. refineries and a seasonal drop in production helped drive gasoline prices higher.

3.   That drop has helped kindle demand for houses.

4.   The company said favorable exchange rates, improved operating margins and a sharp drop in debt helped profits last year.

5.   The drop in interest rates helped to lift prices of banking and stocks in other financial-service groups.

6.   The drop in interest rates helped big bank stocks.

7.   The drop helped ease recent concern that slowing auto sales and a weak construction market were allowing copper demand to slip below production, causing stockpiles to rise.

8.   The price drop will help attendance next year.

9.   Wall Street analysts had expected them to remain unchanged, and that surprise drop helped push down long-term interest rates.

10.   The drop in interest rates helped the stock market, where end-of-month technical factors nonetheless put pressure on trading.