71.   Monsanto Co. today announced an acquisition that increases its stake in a new business, agricultural biotechnology.

72.   Moreover, it hopes to increase that stake.

73.   Now Congress is preparing to increase the stakes by doubling the budget for the National Institutes of Health, the main dispenser of grants for medical research.

74.   Other Fidelity funds also increased their stake in energy stocks.

75.   Over the past year, the Salims have gradually increased their stake in QAF, which also operates supermarkets.

76.   PNC had no immediate plans to increase its stake in Friedman, Billings, Ramsey.

77.   Prompting from shareholders led Brady to increase his stake in technology stocks, alongside his traditional holdings like Mattel and Walt Disney.

78.   Royal Bank executives have said in the past they increased their stake in Santander simply to cement the relationship they established eight years ago.

79.   Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, has increased the stakes.

80.   She said shares could rise amid speculation Veba AG will increase its stake in Degussa as part of a bid to boost market share in the chemical industry.