1.   Elsewhere, unconfirmed rumors of loan losses drove Bank of America and other bank shares sharply lower.

2.   He was referring to unconfirmed rumors that McDonnell Douglas was seeking to sell an interest to Chinese companies.

3.   The Palestinian security chief in Gaza denied the report, however, and the incident was chalked off as an unconfirmed rumor.

4.   The Palestinian security chief in Gaza denied the report, however, and the incident was chalked up as an unconfirmed rumor.

5.   There was an unconfirmed rumor that some designers were using magnets, like those on handbags, to hold skirts together.

6.   There were other unconfirmed rumors that a student had been shot during exams.

7.   Also Thursday, unconfirmed rumors of central bank buying of German marks spurred traders to buy marks, weakening the dollar.

8.   Congressman Daniel Estrada spoke of CIA cover-ups, with the U.S. documents citing unconfirmed rumors that Montesinos was linked to death squad killings.

9.   Earlier on the London Stock Exchange, Reuters shares rallied on unconfirmed rumors that a settlement was in the works.

10.   Gonggrijp called that an unconfirmed rumor.