1.   Bonds continued to pressure stocks Tuesday.

2.   Earnings concerns have pressured stocks in the U.S. index.

3.   Stocks were also pressured by margin calls, with some traders giving up on losing positions and others selling stocks to raise cash to maintain their positions.

4.   The news pressured technology stocks.

5.   Weakness in bonds also pressured stocks.

6.   A Gore victory is expected to pressure those stocks, while boosting industries that profit from tighter environmental regulation.

7.   An unexpected increase in wholesale prices pressured stocks, pulling the major indexes back in initial trading Friday.

8.   Disappointing earnings from Cisco Systems pressured stocks Wednesday, as investors reacted to the latest reminder of how weak technology and the broader economy remain.

9.   Mixed first-quarter earnings at General Electric pressured stocks Thursday, pushing the market lower despite some encouraging retail sales reports.

10.   News of more job cuts and a revenue warning from Hewlett-Packard pressured stocks Thursday, but Wall Street held firm, extending a rebound that began a day earlier.