1.   Both American and Continental were helped by falling oil prices, strong traffic during the recent holidays and government aid.

2.   Falling bond yields help boost the attraction of the returns offered on stocks.

3.   Falling bond yields helped boost share prices, suggesting investors expect the Fed might still lower rates, traders said.

4.   Falling bond yields helped boost share prices, suggesting investors expect the Federal Reserve might still lower rates, traders said.

5.   Falling bond yields helped support stock prices.

6.   Falling interest rates also help stocks by lowering the cost that banks charge for borrowing money, which makes spending cheaper for consumers.

7.   Falling bond yields help stocks because lower borrowing costs boost corporate profits and stimulate the economy.

8.   Falling bond yields helped boost banking and other financial shares by lowering their borrowing costs.

9.   Stocks were helped by falling bond yields, after a report that U.S. housing starts plunged during September.

10.   The stock has been helped by falling bond yields.