1.   And the drop in price pushed up yields to unusually high levels compared with those of Treasury securities.

2.   Each drop is pushing more dollars into her business.

3.   In the financial markets, the drop could push U.S. interest rates higher, making investments by companies more expensive.

4.   The drop pushed crude oil lower.

5.   The drop pushed crude oil prices lower.

6.   The drop in price pushed up yields to unusually high levels compared with those of Treasury securities.

7.   The drop pushed commodity indexes to their lowest in months.

8.   The drop pushed crude prices to their lowest since December amid concern lower profit margins from gasoline sales would cause refineries to scale back their purchases of crude.

9.   A sharp drop in sales pushed Matsushita into the red, president Yasuo Katsuda told a news conference.