1.   Analysts have said Delphi is likely to shed unprofitable businesses before that happens.

2.   And it started to shed businesses that no longer fit into its long-term strategy.

3.   And in the proposed AOL-Time Warner merger, it is likely that the E.U. will require the combined company to shed some businesses or change some practices.

4.   BA has already decided to shed peripheral businesses such as ground handling and catering.

5.   Bethlehem has a good chance of increasing earnings after shedding four businesses this year, including a struggling shipyard and a metal forging unit, Applebaum said.

6.   Aetna has been growing quickly through acquisitions, while focusing on health care operations and shedding other businesses.

7.   But analysts said the flurry of revamping reflected growing pressure on European conglomerates to shed businesses that drag down overall profit.

8.   By cutting costs and shedding troubled businesses, Oxford appears to be reducing the losses that have plagued it over the last year.

9.   By reducing costs and shedding troubled businesses, Oxford Health Plans appears to be reducing the losses that have plagued it over the last year.

10.   Campbell reduced spending, expanded overseas and shed some businesses.