61. In NEW YORK, gasoline rose on speculation that Koch Refining Co. shut a gasoline-making unit at its Texas refinery, reducing supplies. 62. Investors are betting that a balanced budget will reduce the supply of new debt, allowing interest rates to keep falling. 63. Investors have bet that a balanced budget will reduce the supply of new debt, letting the government sell its bonds at lower interest rates. 64. Investors are betting that a balanced budget would reduce the supply of new debt, letting the government sell its bonds at lower interest rates. 65. Last winter, electricity prices in several Western states soared after dry conditions reduced the supply of hydropower. 66. Lowering the federal deficit could help push bond prices higher by reducing the supply of Treasuries, which the government sells to make up its budget shortfalls. 67. Lumber prices rallied amid perceptions excess supplies of wood chips, used to make paper, are prompting some companies to close mills, reducing lumber supplies. 68. Negotiations are stalled, and now the dams threaten to reduce the supply downstream. 69. Oil companies were given an added boost by the rise in world oil prices, as mounting tensions between Iraq and the United Nations threatened to reduce supplies. 70. Pork bellies and hogs rose as a falling slaughter rate points to a smaller-than-expected herd and reduces pork supply. |