61.   The U.S. currency slipped from its highs after bonds erased their gains and stocks tumbled.

62.   The U.S. dollar erased gains against the yen and deutsche mark after the economic reports.

63.   They still remember being burned last year, when a skyrocketing yen erased the gains on Treasuries when the investment proceeds were repatriated.

64.   Those dollar gains were easily erased, however, as concerns about the European monetary union caused a flight to deutsche marks.

65.   To be sure, any gains could be erased if the yen resumes its slide against the dollar.

66.   U.S. stocks erased gains and fell amid concern that the Federal Reserve will forego a rate cut this month.

67.   U.K. stocks fell for a third day, erasing earlier gains following a slide by U.S. stocks.

68.   U.S. stocks erased their gains amid renewed signs of financial weakness in Japan, which investors fear could hurt profits at banks and other businesses that trade in Asia.

69.   U.S. stocks fell as computer shares erased earlier gains.

70.   U.S. bonds were little changed, erasing early gains, as sales by investors and corporate bond underwriters snuffed an early rally.