11.   Bonds erased their gains as the CRB climbed, then rebounded as the index eased from its highs.

12.   A poor performance by banking issues pulled down the market in the second half of this week, erasing gains made on Monday and Tuesday.

13.   Bunds were also pushed lower as U.S. Treasuries erased earlier gains.

14.   But the rumors of Japanese selling quickly erased those gains as other buyers turned into sellers, which depressed prices and pushed yields back up.

15.   But unexpected reversals and the loss of American lives can just as quickly erase any gains.

16.   Chilean stocks fell, erasing earlier gains, as hopes faded for an interest rate cut as early as today.

17.   Chilean stocks fell, erasing early gains, as investors bet the nation will be harder hit by Asian economic woes than elsewhere in Latin America.

18.   Chinese state-owned companies, known as H-shares, reversed directions in the afternoon to erase earlier gains.

19.   Concern interest rates will rise and curb corporate earnings drove the Hang Seng Index lower, erasing early gains.

20.   Early gains also were erased by good weather conditions in South America, a soybean-producing competitor of the United States.