51.   Two large retailers reported lower-than-expected earnings Tuesday and their stocks sunk in response.

52.   Who gets tossed a life preserver just before a stock sinks?

53.   Wisconsin stocks sank for a second day, led lower by Lunar Corp. and General Motors Corp.

54.   Bond prices soared Wednesday as stocks sank sharply and investors sought the relative safety of government securities.

55.   But stocks sank later in the session and closed down for the day.

56.   But the buying trend petered out in the afternoon, when stocks again sank into negative territory, with continued selling from domestic institutions.

57.   Financial stocks sank on the back of ongoing worries about economic turmoil in Asia, Russia and Latin America.

58.   Hong Kong stocks sank early Wednesday, weighed down by worries about banks and speculation that interest rates may rise further.

59.   Mexican stocks sank to a three-month low Friday, falling sharply on renewed Argentina concerns and a darkening economic outlook.

60.   On the Tokyo stock exchange, stocks sank for the fourth straight day in line with the falling yen.