21.   He acknowledged, though, that concern over the sale of the plastics business has spooked investors and depressed the stock.

22.   He said he expected canceled orders for chips and other components, and retail price cuts that would keep technology stocks depressed for three to four months.

23.   Higher rates can depress stocks by raising the cost of borrowing for companies, and by depressing debt spending on mortgages and credit cards for consumers.

24.   Higher rates can depress stocks by raising the cost of borrowing for companies, and by depressing spending on mortgages and credit cards for consumers.

25.   Higher corporate borrowing costs and steeper interest rates on credit cards can pinch company profits and depress stocks by slowing investment and spending.

26.   Higher corporate borrowing costs and steeper interest rates on credit cards can squeeze company profits, and depress stocks as a result, by slowing investment and spending.

27.   Investors say interest rate anxieties continue to depress stocks.

28.   Investors, hoping for a resolution of issues that have long depressed tobacco stocks, now are more confident that some kind of agreement will be reached.

29.   Investors, hoping for a resolution on the issues that have long depressed tobacco stocks, now are more confident some kind of agreement will be reached.

30.   Lower-than-expected third-quarter profits for many leading companies failed to depress stocks today.