1.   The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.

2.   Analysts expect both CS Holding and SBC to post higher trading income and possibly higher commission income after equity and bond markets climbed in the third quarter.

3.   Analysts say claims likely will continue to climb in coming weeks.

4.   And the cap could keep climbing in the years to come.

5.   Baydemir said reports of torture and other abuses to his office had climbed in the last three months after dropping off for two years.

6.   Borrowing costs could continue to climb in coming months if the U.S. economy forges ahead at a faster-than-expected pace, as signaled by recent reports.

7.   A number of other corporations, including Rite Aid Corp., are preparing bond sales, even though borrowing rates have climbed in recent days.

8.   A separate report by the National Association of Realtors, however, said sales of existing homes, which had fallen off in September, climbed in October.

9.   A similar index of consumer expectations, compiled by the University of Michigan, continued to climb in June from a month earlier.

10.   Activity usually climbs in the third and fourth quarters.