1.   Many of them have a wider spread of activities than we do, making things like glass containers, aluminium cans or paper and board products.

2.   As long as the stock and bond markets look scary, brokerage bonds justify wider spreads, Cook said.

3.   Banks traditionally experience wider spreads between the interest rates they charge and those they pay when rates are falling.

4.   A glut of new bonds sold this month also drove spreads wider.

5.   A glut of new bonds sold this month helped drive spreads wider.

6.   A wider spread implies a cheaper relative price.

7.   A wider spread indicates that investors perceive more risk in putting money in Spain instead of Germany.

8.   A wider spread suggests mounting hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.

9.   A wider spread between long- and short-term interest rates is seen as suggesting stronger growth ahead.

10.   A wider spread suggests the economy is getting stronger and may signal higher interest rates ahead.