51.   Reserve Bank said it would allow selected banks to buy and sell foreign currencies in overseas markets for the first time.

52.   Roukema and other proponents of permitting banks to buy non-financial firms, including the Clinton administration, contend such mixing would help promote competition and economic growth.

53.   Security First is also issuing shares to acquire its two software suppliers, SecureWare and Five Paces Inc., and five banks are buying stakes in the company.

54.   Seven banks bought securities firms this year in an effort to provide a full menu of financial services to corporate clients and individuals.

55.   Seven banks bought securities firms this year in an effort to provide a menu of financial services to corporate clients and individuals.

56.   Since then, seven banks bought securities firms in an effort to provide a full menu of financial services to corporate clients and individuals.

57.   Since then, six more banks have bought brokers.

58.   Some traders and investors had hoped the Swiss bank would buy outstanding shares to cement the tie-up.

59.   Such commitments are routine when one bank buys a large stake in another, and do not rule out launching a hostile bid at a later date.

60.   The announcement triggered a rally in brokerage stocks on expectations the transaction will be the first of a series in which U.S. banks buy brokerage firms.