61.   As the peso lost ground and U.S. rates rose, domestic interest rates also rose.

62.   At the same time, the layoff rate for blacks rose.

63.   Banks shares suffer when rates rise because their borrowing costs increase and their loans become less profitable.

64.   Bank shares often fall when rates rise because higher rates can discourage lending.

65.   Bank stocks, whose steady, dividend-enriched returns compete with bonds, generally decline more than other stocks when rates rise.

66.   Banks and utilities are among the most sensitive to changes in interest rates because as rates rise, profits for big borrowers and lenders alike tend to fall.

67.   Auto accident rates may rise or fall, depending on whether the falling number of Generation Xers is more than counterbalanced by the rising ranks of elderly.

68.   Because Hong Kong dollar forward rates are rising, the risk of holding the local currency has increased.

69.   Because this is the first study to look at nationwide crimes against travelers, it is not possible to know whether that rate is rising or falling.

70.   Before deregulation, those mileage rates rose in step with inflation.