101.   Most Asian stocks dropped after Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai and Philippine currencies fell for a fourth day to record lows.

102.   Most major market indexes were rallying strongly early yesterday, but dropped slightly after hearing about the situation in Russia.

103.   More students are also dropping out after the first year of the two-year MBA program to remain with companies where they worked over the summer.

104.   Mexican stocks dropped after U.S. bond yields rose, reviving concerns that higher interest rates on both sides of the Rio Grande will hurt corporate earnings.

105.   Murdoch accused the NAACP and NBC, which also challenged Fox until dropping out after concluding a separate business deal with Murdoch, of abusing the regulatory process.

106.   Neiman Marcus Group Inc. shares were expected to drop after the retailer said fiscal second-quarter earnings would fall short of its forecasts.

107.   None of the sponsors dropped out after the attacks, Bates said.

108.   Now, sadly, Conroy is gone with the wind, so to speak, from this project, having dropped out after nearly three years of numbing haggling.

109.   One homesick boy dropped out after the first week.

110.   Ohio stocks were little changed for the third day, while Cincinnati Microwave Inc. stock dropped after the company said it expected to post a third-quarter loss.