91. In spite of rising insurance rates, Florida homes remain affordable thanks to low interest rates and a strong job market, homebuilders say. 92. Investors expect the rising rates to hurt profits of financial companies. 93. Interest-rate sensitives are stocks like those of banks that are most hurt by rising rates. 94. Investor demand is drying up amid falling junk bond prices and concern about rising rates. 95. Investors often sell Treasury bonds as a hedge against rising rates while purchasing corporate and other dollar-denominated debt. 96. It bought the stake in the last year as a hedge against rising rates for renting oil drilling rigs. 97. Interest-sensitive companies such as banks retreated because rising rates hurt their profitability . 98. It is not that rising rates would be a surprise. 99. Investors are concerned that rising rates could cut into company profits. 100. Investors bet rising rates could hurt profits of companies that make their living in the financial markets. |