61.   Disappointing third-quarter earnings from Motorola hurt stocks.

62.   Drug stocks were hurt as investors shifted money into technology.

63.   Economists and market strategists generally agree that higher rates hurt stocks in three key ways.

64.   Even so, concerns interest rates would need to rise in the U.K. had hurt stocks this week.

65.   Fading prospects for an interest rate cut could hurt stocks because lower rates make it cheaper for companies to borrow money and invest.

66.   Falling commodity prices hurt other stocks as well.

67.   Expectations for an economic slowdown hurt stocks.

68.   Financial stocks were hurt by rising interest rates.

69.   For the most part, stocks have largely followed bonds because when bond yields rise, corporate borrowing costs rise, hurting stocks.