"But the decline in rates will help those that can."

And the continued decline in interest rates helped bond funds post positive returns.

A decline in interest rates normally can help financial stocks.

A $600 million decline in the nation's bill for foreign oil, to $3.2 billion, helped minimize the March import total.

The decline should also help to reduce the trade deficit by making imports more expensive.

Even so, the overall decline of states' rights helped to create a terrible paradox in the 2000 election.

The sharp decline helped drag down markets across Asia and around the world.

A sharp decline could help the dollar, the officials assume.

A decline in the price of crude oil to below $50 a barrel on Friday afternoon also helped.

The decline of the dollar against the euro did not help.