41.   The Topix banks index was little changed on the week but banks rose on Friday.

42.   Treasury bond prices fell as equities rose on Thursday.

43.   Treasury prices rose on Friday as investors moved out of stocks and anticipated that the Fed would cut interest rates further to revive the economy.

44.   Traders also said domestic bonds were getting some help as U.S. Treasury bonds rose on Friday in New York for the first time in four days.

45.   U.S. stocks rose on Friday.

46.   U.K. stocks also rose on Friday as investors snapped up stocks with little exposure to volatile Asian markets.

47.   Wheat futures rose on buying by investors in commodity funds.

48.   Philippine stocks rose sharply on Monday, buoyed by heavy foreign demand, traders said.

49.   As the sun rose on Tuesday over the Hindu Kush mountains, the northern alliance had Kabul and virtually all of the north.

50.   Bond prices rose on Wednesday on a report from the Federal Reserve showing continued weakness in the U.S. economy.