71.   There was some buying of blue chips toward the closing bell, but weak index futures prices kept the buying advance in check, traders said.

72.   Traders said there was some buying of blue chips toward the closing bell, but weak index futures prices kept the buying advance in check.

73.   Traders continued work in a normal, business-as-usual manner until the closing bell.

74.   We will also have comments from a financial analyst as well as pictures of the NYSE closing bell.

75.   Wall Street will get the chance to react to a host of earnings this morning and since the closing bell yesterday.

76.   Wall Street will be earnings driven today, with a big report due out after the closing bell.

77.   Wheat prices hit their highest level since late January as investors went on a buying spree just before the closing bell.

78.   It was also awaiting the nomination of center-left leader Romano Prodi as prime minister, which happened well after the closing bell.

79.   A selloff fueled by computer-generated trading depressed blue-chip stocks Tuesday, although they recouped most of their losses by the closing bell.

80.   And with the WorldCom revelations coming after the closing bell, US stocks were expected to take another pounding when trading got underway later Wednesday.