61.   U.S. shares have been undermined by concern that interest rates will head higher, boosting corporate financing costs.

62.   Typically, such extensions provide modest savings to the airline over time, and allow it to do longer-range financial planning that can reduce financing costs.

63.   Utility shares rallied for a second day as falling Treasury yields lowered their financing costs.

64.   When the government borrows less, companies can get lower financing costs.

65.   Wholesalers looking to trim financing costs are dropping stores that take too long to pay, Cohen said.

66.   A major reason for the sterling profits is that interest rates, and thus corporate financing costs, have remained stable.

67.   Even healthy red chips could face higher financing costs, said Tulk, the Lehman Brothers analyst.

68.   Higher financing costs trim company profits and their ability to expand their businesses.

69.   Lower rates would also cut corporate financing costs and thus push earnings higher, analyst said.

70.   Lower rates would also cut corporate financing costs and thus push earnings higher, analysts said.