1.   The prison was ordered to tighten security after a prisoner escaped yesterday.

2.   Airlines are tightening up on security after warnings of terrorist attacks.

3.   Scotland Yard is investigating Buckingham Palace security after the apparent theft of private letters from the Princess Royal.

4.   A one-time accounting break that begins today could make it easier for bond investors to sell securities after the biggest rally in four years.

5.   Also, money managers may not be willing to pay up for mortgage securities after the rate swings of the past few years, traders and analysts said.

6.   Brazilian stocks fell, led by Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, as domestic investors returned to fixed-income securities after a series of sharp declines in equities reduced returns.

7.   But last year, the Clinton administration was charged in Congress with being lax on security after the revelations about the China disclosures.

8.   Cintra said it lost confidence in Bogota airport security after Mexican police found two containers of cocaine on Mexicana flights from Colombia.

9.   Frank Hassid, executive director of the Jewish Community Center on the Hudson in Tarrytown, said his group was improving its security after the Los Angeles shootings.

10.   Heightened security after the terrorist attacks will keep the White House and its lavish holiday decorations closed to all but invited VIPs.