61.   The prospect of lowered interest rates, is helping to offset those concerns, traders said.

62.   This partly offset concern about high copper stockpiles.

63.   To attract investors, IBM will have to offer a high enough interest rate to offset concerns about possible exchange-rate risk.

64.   To offset these concerns, long-distance companies are spending millions of dollars to promote the new toll-free number.

65.   Today, gains in U.S. oil and electric utilities shares offset concern that disappointing second-quarter corporate profits will sap investor enthusiasm for equities.

66.   To offset those concerns, residential customers may be able to form coalitions to increase their buying power.

67.   U.K. stocks rose as optimism about corporate earnings growth offset concern interest rates are set to rise in the U.S. and Europe.

68.   U.S. stocks rose as the lure of better-than-expected corporate earnings offset investor concern that surprisingly high consumer confidence could boost interest rates.

69.   U.S. stocks were mixed, as a late-day rally in computer stocks offset concern that additional Federal Reserve rate increases are in store.

70.   U.S. stocks were mixed, as a rally in computer-related shares and unexpectedly strong earnings reports offset concern that interest rates will head higher, undermining profits.