41.   But several dealers said they were preparing to cut inventory because of rising rates.

42.   But rising rates will force many real estate companies to raise their dividends to attract investors.

43.   But Seneca said she thinks the threat of rising rates has been overstated.

44.   By making fixed-income investments more attractive, rising rates typically drain money from the stock market.

45.   Cable companies point to rising programming costs--especially in sports--as a major reason for rising rates.

46.   Citicorp and other banks, whose earnings are especially vulnerable to rising rates, led the decline.

47.   Chilean stocks rose as optimism about a decrease in local interest rates eclipsed concern about rising U.S. rates.

48.   Companies that are less susceptible to rising rates should have an easier time weathering the storm, he said.

49.   Concern that rising rates will hurt profits in coming months overshadowed a rally in computer-related shares sparked by unexpectedly strong earnings from International Business Machines Corp.

50.   Concern that rising rates would eat into profits sent all three major indexes lower this month.