51.   HSBC Holdings Plc, which accounts for almost one-quarter of the index, added the most to the Hang Seng, gaining for the sixth day.

52.   If free agency is gained for the affected players, the big-dollar pursuit of Guerrero may rival the bidding for shortstop Alex Rodriguez that occurred last year.

53.   Illinois stocks gained for the first time in six days, led by finance company Household International Inc., as a drop in bond yields boosted bank shares.

54.   In breaking ranks with the other insurance companies and settling, Generali gained for itself a relatively small monetary cost and the enmity of the others.

55.   In ending Reconstruction, he stymied efforts of African Americans to gain equality for decades.

56.   In northern Florida, stocks also extended their rally, gaining for the third consecutive day to a record high.

57.   In South Korea, shares gained for a third day after the government opened the door for foreign investors to take control of Korean public companies.

58.   In New York, U.S. bonds gained for the first time in seven days as some traders speculated that slower economic growth will keep the Fed on hold.

59.   Iomega Corp. shares gained for a third day amid expectations of increased disk-drive sales and rising short interest.

60.   International Business Machines Corp. paced advancing stocks as it gained for a sixth straight day, while banks and brokerages declined.