41.   Nervous investors dumped shares in the two companies on Tuesday, pulling the key stock index to its lowest level in five years.

42.   Now, growth rates are slowing and investors are dumping their former darlings.

43.   One explanation for this phenomenon is that many investors dump shares of small companies before year-end to lock in tax-deductible capital losses.

44.   One reason investors dumped technology stocks was nervousness about bellwether Cisco Systems, which is expected to release earnings today.

45.   Puget Sound stocks fell during the week as investors dumped shares of Microsoft Corp. amid concern that its sales may slow.

46.   Texas stocks fell to their lowest level in almost three weeks as investors dumped shares of Consolidated Graphics Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. amid concern about earnings.

47.   That rattled some traders, who worried investors would dump bonds to shore up their balance sheets.

48.   The dollar fell against the deutsche mark as the deepening Asian economic crisis fueled concern investors will dump U.S. stocks and sell dollars.

49.   The dollar slid further as bonds fell, spurring concern that foreign investors will dump their bond and dollar holdings.

50.   The January effect traditionally occurred as investors dumped their weaker stocks at the end of the year and bought them back in January.