11.  Bond bulls toughed out the early losses before getting relief.

12.  Bonds recovered from early losses to be little changed after the Purchasing Management Association of Chicago said manufacturing activity declined a bit in the Midwest during July.

13.  Bonds pared early losses and rose in the wake of the cut.

14.  Bonds recouped early losses to close little changed, and the dollar fell.

15.  Bonds recouped early losses, closing little changed, and the dollar fell.

16.  Bonds were mostly higher, tracking U.S. Treasuries, which recovered from early losses as investors switched out of plunging equity market into fixed-income securities.

17.  Bonds overcame early losses suffered when the dollar fell to a five-month low against the yen, raising concern Japanese investors will purchase fewer Treasury securities.

18.  Bonds rose, and the dollar recouped early losses, after the government reported that U.S. retailers rang up fewer sales last month than in May.

19.  A rally in bonds helped stocks pare early losses, as has been the case for the past week.

20.  A rebound in government bonds helped stocks retrace early losses.