1.   Bond prices jumped higher today amid optimism that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates soon.

2.   -- By any Darwinian logic, UCLA should be ranked higher today than Alabama.

3.   Canadian stocks are expected to open higher today, lifted by shares of gold producers that are benefiting from rising bullion prices, analysts said.

4.   Corn for December delivery could open higher today, because the crop is smaller than expected.

5.   Cotton prices could open higher today because the report showed stronger export demand.

6.   Crude was pulled higher today by a shortage of gasoline on the U.S. East Coast.

7.   Puget Sound stocks were higher today, adding to gains made during the week, as shares of regional software makers Active Voice Corp. and Edmark Corp. rose.

8.   Some bank shares were higher today due to falling interest rates, traders said.

9.   Some traders initially expected crude to open higher today after Iraq accused Iranian intelligence services of a grenade attack Saturday on United Nations offices in Baghdad.

10.   St. Louis stocks traded higher today, led by pet food producer Ralston-Purina Group and May Department Stores Co.