1.   ADT Ltd. rejected a sweetened offer from Western Resources, saying the bid for the provider of electronic security services remains too low.

2.   ADT Ltd. rejected a sweetened offer from Western Resources, saying the bid remains too low.

3.   But analysts said that even a sweetened offer might be difficult for Willamette to accept.

4.   But industry analysts predicted that the share would most likely fall below that figure after creditors demanded a sweetened offer.

5.   Deutsche Boerse, however, would take its cue from London on whether to proceed with a sweetened offer, people close to those discussions said.

6.   Fisons rejected the sweetened offer.

7.   Hilton Hotels raised its hostile bid for control of ITT, only to be countered on Friday with a sweetened offer from Starwood Lodging Trust.

8.   Investors are already expecting a sweetened offer from Northrop or, better still, a bidding war.

9.   Meanwhile, investors focused on the prospect of a sweetened offer from one or more of the companies in this struggle or from another drug industry titan.

10.   Moore is hoping shareholders will jump on the sweetened offer, which would force the Wallace board to eliminate the antitakeover provision and agree to a merger.