11.   Financial shares dropped as rising bond yields were interpreted as hurting their profit margins and weakening demand for consumer loans and mortgages.

12.   Financial stocks fell, also pulled down by rising bond yields, which undermines the value of their bond holdings.

13.   Falling bond yields helped stocks today, undoing most of the damage done yesterday from rising yields.

14.   Financial shares dropped amid rising bond yields, which put pressure on profit margins and weaken consumer spending power.

15.   Gold is often perceived as a safe bet against rising bond yields.

16.   Illinois stocks fell, led by modem-maker U.S. Robotics Corp., as the broader market reacted to rising yields on Treasury bonds.

17.   In NEW YORK, U.S. stocks fell, hurt by signs of slowing revenue growth at Microsoft Corp. and rising bond yields.

18.   Investors this week shied away from interest-rate sensitive banks amid rising bond yields, which could decrease demand for loans and impair profits.

19.   Investors also shied away from interest-rate sensitive banks amid rising bond yields.

20.   New York metropolitan area stocks fell for the fourth time in five days as rising bond yields fueled a drop in shares of banks and other lenders.