61.   That concern was fueled last week, when diving Hong Kong stocks sparked a global equities rout.

62.   That concern was fueled again last week, when diving Hong Kong stocks sparked a global equities rout that convinced many investors to put their money in bonds.

63.   That in turn heightened concern global equity markets were headed for a meltdown because many companies having strong ties with the territory could see their profits erode.

64.   That boosted markets in the region, as the threat of a global equities melt-down receded.

65.   The bank hired Mehmet Dalman, previously with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, as head of global equities in May.

66.   The bank has since then ousted global equity derivatives trading chief Ramy Goldstein.

67.   The Big Board appeared to rule out a merger of the exchanges in its announcement, which explained the idea of a global equity market, or GEM.

68.   The New York Stock Exchange is discussing the creation of a single global equity market with a half-dozen other major exchanges from Tokyo to Toronto.

69.   The rules now effectively block Gazprom from raising money on global equity markets.

70.   The two Mexican companies join at least seven around the world that stepped back from global equity offerings in the hopes of obtaining better initial share prices.