1.   American Airlines executives have expressed frustration all week with the lack of responsiveness from the pilots.

2.   American General executives expressed disappointment with the poison pill provision.

3.   AOL Time Warner executives have expressed optimism that AOL would benefit from an expected rebound in the advertising market this year.

4.   At a meeting with Wall Street analysts in New York, Ericsson executives expressed optimism about opportunities for the company in the wireless market.

5.   At the Muzak Corp., where music is the bottom line, one executive expressed skepticism that music choice really affected perceived waiting time.

6.   Boeing executives expressed disappointment when they were told what Evans said.

7.   ABC executives expressed initial interest in this plan, an executive close to the negotiations said Thursday.

8.   Airline executives expressed worries about a potential slowdown as recently as last fall.

9.   Business executives expressed anxiety about whether globalization is working, and some said they were part of the problem.

10.   But Chrysler executives expressed confidence that their company is such a large customer that suppliers will eventually go along.