1.   Banks and other financial stocks also fell on renewed worries about their widening bad loans stemming from rising corporate defaults.

2.   Banks and other financial stocks fell on renewed worries about their widening bad loans stemming from rising corporate defaults.

3.   Brazil stocks fell, rocked by renewed worries the country will be forced to devalue its currency this year and that tighter credit will hurt earnings.

4.   Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower Tuesday on renewed worries about possible increases in U.S. interest rates.

5.   Asian shares closed mostly lower Thursday, with Hong Kong suffering heavy losses on renewed worries of a rise in U.S. interest rates in the near term.

6.   Brokers said investors took profits on renewed worries over a possible rise in interest rates.

7.   But the average later fell into negative territory amid renewed worries about U.S. corporate earnings.

8.   But traders said they expected the effect on yen-dollar trading to be tempered by renewed worries over the prolonged U.S. debt and budget difficulties.

9.   But traders said they expected the effect to be tempered by renewed worries over the prolonged U.S. debt and budget difficulties.

10.   Currency trading was more placid, with the dollar edging lower following its decline overseas on renewed worries about the future direction of the U.S. stock market.