1.   Higher borrowing costs trim earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making money market investments more attractive than equities to many investors.

2.   Higher borrowing costs trim company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

3.   Higher borrowing costs trim earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making equities less attractive than money market securities to many investors.

4.   In the broader market, U.S. stocks tumbled as concern grew that rising borrowing costs will trim corporate profits.

5.   Moreover, rising costs trimmed profit margins.

6.   Oracle, said the largest maker of database software, said sales in Asia and in the U.S. telecommunications market fell below expectations and rising costs trimmed profit margins.

7.   Oracle, the largest maker of database software, said sales in Asia and in the U.S. telecommunications market fell below expectations and rising costs trimmed profit margins.

8.   U.S. stocks tumbled, led by slumping computer-industry and retail shares, as concern grew that rising borrowing costs will trim corporate profits.

9.   Higher financing costs trim company profits and their ability to expand their businesses.