11.   Stock prices eked out a mild gain Wednesday after stumbling earlier on worries about a widening payoff scandal at Japanese brokerages.

12.   Tokyo share prices tumbled Friday, hurt by persistent jitters on Wall Street and a widening payoff scandal in Japan.

13.   Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric issues faced sell orders following reports that their officials were arrested overnight in a widening payoff scandal to a racketeer.

14.   Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric issues faced sell orders following reports that their top executives were arrested overnight in a widening payoff scandal.

15.   Tokyo prosecutors Wednesday raided the head office of Yamaichi Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage, in a widening payoffs scandal to a corporate racketeer.

16.   Worries about a widening payoff scandal involving major Japanese financial institutions pushed Tokyo share prices sharply lower Tuesday.