1. An afternoon rally in bonds, fueled by speculation the Federal Reserve will hold back on raising benchmark borrowing rates next week, also helped stocks. 2. Bonds have rallied in the past two days, fueled by speculation a slowing U.S. economy and falling prices may prompt the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates. 3. Brazilian stocks are on most days fueled by speculation over the program to sell state phone companies. 4. Faber argued that overvalued property and stock markets fueled by speculation were bound to collapse. 5. National Power and PowerGen stock fell in London, reversing increases of the past two weeks fueled by speculation of takeover bids. 6. Some of that revival was fueled by speculation that the company was in play, some by the notion that this huge company just had to be worth more. 7. Such speculation fueled pharmaceutical stock prices. 8. That set off a rally in banking stocks fueled by speculation that the industry will consolidate. 9. The rally also was fueled by speculation that a group of investors was amassing private inventories to take advantage of lean supplies. 10. The rally also was fueled by speculation that some investors were building up private inventories to take advantage of the lean supplies. |