11.   Higher rates would slow the economy, hurt corporate profits, bid down the price of stocks and raise bond rates.

12.   If he does not imply that the Fed will cut interest rates, traders may bid down stock and bond prices.

13.   In reality, migration reduces regional income inequality by bidding down the wage levels in the coastal regions and by slowing down population growth in the interior regions.

14.   Investors also bid down Enersis after senior government officials announced a wider probe of a transaction and criticized the company for giving investors too little information.

15.   Investors bid them down to levels reflecting the poor outlook for the sector as the economic downturn starts to bite.

16.   Investors reacted by bidding down most golf stocks.

17.   Investors bid down bank shares this year amid a series of mergers and near-collapses in the financial industry.

18.   Investors bid down banking shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

19.   Investors bid down shares of companies that would benefit from the increased public works spending in a supplemental budget, such as housing materials manufacturers and steelmakers.

20.   Investors have bid down bank shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.