Competition a Factor She added that the costs were pushed even higher because of subsidized export competition.

The bond market pushed sharply higher.

But traders expect that Treasuries could have a difficult time pushing higher in the weeks ahead, with about $44 billion more in debt sales scheduled.

Thus it can be successfully push processed to EI 3200 or even higher.

Tom pushed still higher, and floated uptown, hugging the shoreline of the Hudson.

Even sticking with dividends alone, the number is pushed considerably higher than that if one accounts for repurchases and the tax advantage associated with them.

And because some market participants had expected the Fed's action, it was not surprising to see prices pushed higher.

"When a woman tells me to push harder and higher, I'm usually doing something much more fun."

Local unemployment, which had been steadily rising for some years, was pushed even higher by the plant's closure.

France has increasingly come under the limelight, with fears that borrowing costs could push higher and place further pressure on their finances.