71.   Companies may postpone planned bond and stock sales amid concern the Fed will continue to push borrowing rates higher, investment bankers said.

72.   Citing market conditions, Risk Capital Re postponed the stock sale one day after scaling back the size of the offering.

73.   Company officials say they are not worried about stock sales.

74.   Continucare will use the proceeds from the stock sale for acquisitions, working capital and other general purposes, according to the news release.

75.   CMGI intends to spin off AltaVista in an initial public stock sale at a date soon to be set, Wetherell told the Associated Press.

76.   Consider the numerous stock sales by Apple insiders in July and August.

77.   Commercial banks like BankAmerica have been buying investment banks to handle stock sales and other services for growing companies.

78.   CRA pulled the stock sale amid a slumping stock price, and talks heated up again six weeks ago, he said.

79.   Cunningham said stock sales by ETrade insiders is proof that the stock had risen too high.

80.   Concern the Fed may push rates higher could prompt companies to postpone planned bond and stock sales.