51.   International investors often buy U.S. securities as a haven from volatile markets elsewhere.

52.   Israel and Syria need to talk about returning Syrian land in the Golan Heights and assuring Israeli security as Barak carries out his promised withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

53.   Israel cites security as the reason for the visa denials.

54.   Investors turn to dollar-denominated securities as a safe haven in times of international crisis.

55.   It also began accepting securities as collateral for loans.

56.   Investors may be reluctant to risk buying securities as the end of the year approaches, he said.

57.   It also began accepting securities as collateral for loans, which proved disastrous when the stock market plunged.

58.   Italian bonds rose, pushing yields down to record lows, as investors bought fixed income securities as a shelter from turbulence in Asian markets.

59.   Japanese bonds rose as Tokyo stocks declined, boosting the attraction of fixed-income securities as an investment option.

60.   Japanese bonds rose, pushing the benchmark yield to a record low, on expectations that investors will channel funds into fixed-income securities as equities plunge.