51.   Rates could continue to fall this week.

52.   Rates likely will continue to rise.

53.   Rates may continue to fall, but earnings will have a tough time climbing in a weak economy.

54.   Poverty rates continue to be stubbornly high.

55.   Rates continued to fall in September -- making it more likely that consumers will continue to buy new and existing homes.

56.   Rig rates will continue to increase, but at a slower rate, he said.

57.   Since then, an associate said, the rate had continued along the same lines.

58.   Some analysts say home sales may improve this summer as rates continue to drop.

59.   Some investors say the central bank may be set to lower interest rates as the inflation rate continues to fall.

60.   Still, some corporations with no immediate need for funds may not rush to sell bonds if borrowing rates continue to climb.