71.   Argentine stocks rose for a fifth day as declining U.S. interest rates pushed investors to emerging equity markets in the search for higher returns.

72.   Argentine stocks rose for the sixth day as declining U.S. interest rates prompted investors to seek better returns in companies that promise to profit most effectively from economic expansion.

73.   Apparently, Gonzalez would still be reluctant to sign such a lengthy extension without having played a day as a Yankee.

74.   Another contender, James Schiro, will join the company that day as chief operating officer for group finance.

75.   Another factor contributing to doping suspicions is the cocktail of Chinese herbal medicine that swimmers under Chen take four times a day as part of their training regimen.

76.   Another high-ranking American officer dies the same day as Buckner.

77.   ArcSys, a Sunnyvale, Calif., software developer for semiconductors, surges on its first day as a publicly traded company.

78.   Argentine shares rose for a fourth straight day as CEI Citicorp Holdings SA surged on the prospect it may purchase another cable company.

79.   Argentine stocks rose for a second day as U.S. bond yields tumbled to two-month lows and a row over allegations of government corruption faded.

80.   Argentine stocks rose for the third day as government plans to reduce public administration costs spurred demand from foreign investors.