But especially helpful was a sharp jump in the price of stock index futures.

In particular, they point to a sharp jump in its current liabilities.

Even most experts were surprised by the sharp jump in the number of Americans lacking health insurance last year.

That number of people is a sharp jump from the 2.2 million individuals who were statistically added in the 1990 census.

There was also a sharp jump in the price of the 30-year bond futures contract, which often can lead the cash market higher.

Overshadowing the stock market yesterday was a sharp jump in interest rates.

The result is a sharp jump in developing countries' share of world output, to 34% from 18% on the old method.

The sharp jump in oil prices was the coup de grâce.

"I think a sharp jump is very hard to believe and raises issues."

A sharp jump in a stock can be a signal to sell part of his holdings, usually 15 percent or more.