31.   Banks and insurance companies benefit from a rise in bonds because it increases the value of their bond portfolios.

32.   Berghoef said he thought Block could use the money it is spending on Olde Financial more constructively by buying back Block shares to increase their value.

33.   Both companies benefit from falling rates, which increase the value of bonds they hold and boost profit margins on loans.

34.   A farmer can use his allotment, lease it to another farmer, or give it back to the government, a rarity because allotments increase land value.

35.   A lower Australian dollar increases the value in domestic currency of metals sold in U.S. dollars.

36.   A higher dollar helps Japanese companies by increasing the value of profit earned abroad and easing pressure to raise prices overseas.

37.   A higher dollar increases the value of profits earned overseas and eases pressure to raise prices abroad.

38.   A higher dollar against the yen increases the value of profits earned by Japanese manufacturers overseas and eases pressure to raise prices abroad.

39.   A higher dollar boosts earnings at Japanese companies by increasing the value of profits made abroad and raising the cost of competing imported goods sold in Japan.

40.   A higher dollar increases the value in yen of profits made overseas and allows Japanese producers to sell more cheaply in foreign markets.