11.   Bond prices rose to their highest level since March.

12.   Bond prices plunged for the second day in a row on Wednesday, sending Treasury yields to their highest levels since August.

13.   Both closed at their highest levels since late April.

14.   Both indices were at their lowest levels since last November.

15.   Bond prices dropped sharply Friday, pushing interest rates to their highest levels since last August.

16.   A report due next week is expected to show that December unemployment remained near its highest level since World War II.

17.   A separate report showed that the number of United States workers filing new claims for state unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since July.

18.   A surge in prices during April to their highest level since the Civil War has prompted farmers to increase their production this year.

19.   Air travel this week will reach its highest levels since the terrorist attacks.

20.   Both indexes are trading at the lowest levels since late October.