11.   Bloomberg plans to postpone capital projects, putting off many so that the city can reduce interest payments over the next few years.

12.   But are such plans, which feature equal payments over the course of a year, good deals?

13.   By reducing publicly held debt, taxpayers could save hundreds of billions of dollars in interest payments over time.

14.   Credit cards are used to make payments over the Internet.

15.   Cybercash, based in Reston, Va., is one of several companies hoping to establish a standard for electronic payments over the Internet.

16.   For instance, making extra payments on your mortgage can sharply reduce your interest payments over time, effectively putting money in your pocket.

17.   Glenn, an Ohio Democrat, had been making interest payments over the years, but those payments now will be applied to the principal.

18.   Global Crossing, in turn would purchase network services from Enron for about the same value but make monthly payments over about eight years.

19.   He quickly added that Mexico is in a position to stretch out the payments over decades.

20.   Higher growth tends to stoke inflation, which lowers the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities by eating into their coupon payments over time.