71.   Roche will release first-half earnings before the market opens on Friday.

72.   Soybeans held steady as traders awaited key reports of recent demand, scheduled for release before markets open tomorrow.

73.   Spanish bonds, which had been on a two-month rally, fell as soon as the market opened.

74.   SPANISH shares reversed their early gains and fell with Wall Street when the U.S. market opened lower, traders said.

75.   Spanish bonds, which had been on a two-month rally, plummeted as soon as the market opened.

76.   Still the race may be won by the leanest contender, and if the telecommunications market opens early, Deutsche Telekom might not be ready to compete.

77.   Stocks were poised to rise when markets open.

78.   Stocks in Brazil and Chile, where markets open earlier than in Buenos Aires, were higher in early trading, auguring well for Argentine stocks, added Weil.

79.   That announcement helped send Wall Street sharply lower when the market opened.

80.   Stock prices soared an hour later, when the equity markets opened.