41.   Eletrobras, as the company is known, plans to sell debt backed by payments from the Itaipu hydroelectric project, which Eletrobras helped finance.

42.   Elsewhere, corporate borrowers are trying to sell debt in the public marketplace before rates head higher.

43.   Englewood, Colorado-based U S West sold the debt as Treasury bond prices fell and yields rose, making its securities relatively less attractive to investors.

44.   Few other municipalities are scheduled to sell new debt in the holiday-shortened week.

45.   Few companies looked to sell new debt today with borrowing rates climbing.

46.   Few junk-rated companies are planning to sell debt in coming days.

47.   Few state and local issuers sold new debt today.

48.   For many others, it may mean being able to sell debt at all.

49.   Fixed-income analysts said it made sense to now sell debt with longer maturities.

50.   Ford Motor Credit Co., Avis Rent a Car and other companies are getting ready this week to sell debt before the Fed raises short-term rates.