1.   Bonds began falling late yesterday after talks aimed at crafting a seven-year deficit reduction plan broke off.

2.   A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday.

3.   After the changes were announced at Feethams late yesterday, Hankin said he owed a great debt to Gray.

4.   Altera said late yesterday that its third-quarter sales probably will fall from second-quarter levels because of slower demand in North America.

5.   Altera Corp. said late yesterday that its third-quarter sales probably will fall from second-quarter levels because of slower demand for chips in North America.

6.   Analysts said profit warnings late yesterday by Cabletron Systems Inc. and Seagate Technology Inc. indicate a possible industrywide slowdown.

7.   And the stocks seemed to get another boost late yesterday.

8.   Apple Computer Inc. also warned Wall Street late yesterday that its earnings would be lower than had been expected because of shortages of some of its personal computers.

9.   Bank of Boston Corp. and CoreStates Financial Corp. scrapped merger plans late yesterday after investors protested the transaction.