1. Americans can expect an increase in road rage along with the recent jump in national speed limits. 2. And a recent jump in commodity prices is a traditional early warning of a rising inflation rate, traders said. 3. But broader measures, covering benefits as well as wages, show a recent jump in what companies pay for health insurance. 4. Compared with previous oil crises, the recent jump in the oil price has been modest. 5. Company officials hope the recent jump in oil prices will lead to more orders. 6. Corn futures slipped after a recent jump in prices encouraged farmers to sell some of their freshly harvested crops. 7. Even as they attributed the recent jump to speculation about what might happen, analysts acknowledged that RJR Nabisco is a very undervalued company. 8. Fine said that in the employment report, the market would pay particular attention to data on average hourly earnings, in light of recent sharp jumps. 9. Mortgage bonds were little changed with U.S. Treasury securities amid expectations that a recent jump in interest rates reduced the risk of early bond redemptions because of homeowner refinancing. 10. Some money managers said the recent jump in sales of lower-rated bonds and the light demand may present a buying opportunity. |