71.   Because shareholders pay high ordinary tax rates on capital gains if the stocks are held for less than a year, fast turnover can result in high taxes.

72.   Because Treasury yields help set rates on everything from mortgages to corporate loans, higher yields make it more expensive for individuals and businesses to borrow money.

73.   Blumencrantz added that insurance rates on a football player are more expensive than on a baseball player because of the relative contact levels and incidence of injuries.

74.   Bonds issued by the Money Store Inc. slipped after the lender said the delinquency rate on its loans jumped last quarter.

75.   Bonds rallied today after the Federal Reserve signaled it would lower rates on overnight bank loans now that inflation is subdued and the economy is flagging.

76.   Bond investors welcomed the news because it boosts the odds the Federal Reserve will hold the federal funds rate on overnight bank loans steady well in the new year.

77.   Bonds gained earlier as Tokyo stocks sank, weighing on the economic outlook and boosting expectations the Bank of Japan will keep rates on hold.

78.   Brazil lifted taxes on some bonds sold abroad and cut tax rates on others to encourage more dollar investment in the country.

79.   -- The foreclosure rate on residential properties in the nine-county Bay Area is less than half the state average, according to DataQuick Information Systems.

80.   A drop in yields would ripple through the U.S. economy, cutting rates on everything from mortgages to savings accounts.