1.   Chrysler even went so far as to add provisions that would boost the coupon rate should its credit rating drop and lower it as the ratings improved.

2.   European stocks were mostly lower as a weaker dollar sparked concerns about earnings prospects.

3.   If anything, the tension seems higher and the morale lower as reality of privatized management hits home on Harrison Avenue.

4.   It even went so far as adding provisions to boost the interest rate should its credit rating drop and lower it as the ratings improved.

5.   Indian stocks were little changed to lower as hopes for an easing of a new tax rule offset concern the economy will suffer from rising oil prices.

6.   Municipal bonds price followed benchmark U.S. Treasury bonds lower as money from seasonal bond payments ebbed and investors found munis expensive relative to other fixed income investments.

7.   Soybean futures were steady to lower as the looming South American soybean harvest continued to pressure prices.

8.   Western Natural Gas futures settled lower as concern about fallout from Hurricane Opal and Hurricane Roxanne lessened, said Jim Duffy, Kansas City branch manager for Gerald Energy.

9.   Flags representing submarines lost at sea were lowered as a bell rung twice and music played softly in the background.

10.   Prices were lower as weakness in Nikkei futures prices prompted arbitrage-linked selling in the spot market, traders said.