Such investors often quickly the sell the stock they obtain onto the open market, potentially depressing prices.

"They just have to ship their cattle wholesale to the United States," further depressing prices here, he said.

So the global car market is likely to remain glutted, depressing prices and profits.

Spread Narrows First Boston said the spread between the yield on corporate bonds and comparable Treasury securities had narrowed in January, which meant the large sales were not depressing prices.

I would haggle the somewhat depressing price..." He cast a glance around the crowded room, crews not quite watching to see what the outcome would be.

Seeking to prevent a growing number of cars coming off lease from further depressing used-car prices, the Ford Motor Company has begun to pay dealers to buy these vehicles instead of returning them to the auto maker for sale at auction.

The Swiss National Bank will divest itself of the gold gradually to to try to avoid depressing prices.

Similarly, the European Union is proposing to limit aid for cotton production when it is most needed, with the United States of America channelling more and more money to its cotton producers, enabling them to increase their output and depressing international prices.