1.   Also helping bonds was speculation among traders that Congress and the Clinton Administration were getting closer to a budget agreement that might include a tax cut on capital gains.

2.   And always cause for speculation among fans and media.

3.   And it has fueled speculation among some observers that Iraq is seeking to head off an embarrassing wave of potential defections in its diplomatic corp.

4.   Bid speculation among publicly traded insurers has driven shares to record highs and Prudential would still have to pay a premium on top of this for the stock.

5.   A U.N. spokesman in New York would not comment on speculation among oil traders that the plan will be approved by next week.

6.   A weaker dollar had prompted speculation among traders that the Bank of Canada would raise its benchmark overnight rate to prop up the currency.

7.   All this is a subject of endless speculation among ordinary Japanese.

8.   But there is rampant speculation among members of the White House staff that the First Family is heading West.

9.   Fast-growing technology companies have always been ripe for speculation among investors, making them more volatile than most shares.

10.   He dismissed speculation among some analysts that he would be happy to unload the stations to a bigger buyer if the telecommunications bill passed.