11.   Aegon will fund this purchase with excess capital and the proceeds from unspecified capital-market activities.

12.   Companies were selling the debentures to fund the purchase of consumer products abroad, Barley said.

13.   Concern that interest rates may rise weighs on bonds because record-low interest rates make it cheaper for investors to fund bond purchases.

14.   Dongkuk said it is capable of funding the purchase by selling securities it owns.

15.   E.ON is selling businesses unrelated to energy to fund purchases in faster-growing markets such as Spain and the United States.

16.   For bond investors, low rates can make it easier to borrow money to fund purchases of the securities.

17.   Higher interest rates could weigh on the bond market because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

18.   Higher interest rates hurt bonds because they make it more expensive for investors to fund bond purchases.

19.   Higher rates could weigh on bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.

20.   Higher rates could weigh on stocks by increasing corporate borrowing costs and on bonds because many investors fund bond purchases by borrowing at shorter maturities.