11.   Canadian stocks are expected to fall ahead of a decision on the direction of U.S. interest rates, analysts said.

12.   Canadian government bonds fell ahead of trade reports for Canada and the U.S as investors awaited indications of when central banks may raise interest rates.

13.   Cisco fell ahead of its quarterly earnings report, due out after the market closes today.

14.   Construction shares fell ahead of the release of government proposals to cut spending, including on public works.

15.   Construction shares fell ahead of the release of government proposals to cut spending, including public works.

16.   Consumer-goods stocks fell ahead of a labor report tomorrow that some believe may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to restrain inflation.

17.   Corn and soybean prices also fell ahead of a government crop report that was expected to contain higher estimates of U.S. corn and soybean production.

18.   However, others say that the difficulty in filling the post reflects how short the merger fell of the vaunted expectations.

19.   In my book of fun, orthodontia and ironing would both fall ahead of highway travel.

20.   Japanese bonds fell ahead of a production report some analysts say could show the economy on the mend.