21.   Faber Prest sold Mostyn Docks because it is not part of its core business.

22.   The parent company blames the move on a decline in its core business of new houses.

23.   The administrators hope to salvage core businesses, but the slimmed-down Daf must secure funding from creditors to buy important assets it needs to keep making trucks.

24.   Allen, the Raytheon spokeswoman, said Raytheon will use the proceeds to repay debt or to make acquisitions in its core businesses.

25.   Also, Enron is expected to issue a statement assuring that its core energy trading business is running as usual.

26.   American Express belatedly refocused its efforts on its core card business and maintained a studied devotion to profitability.

27.   American Financial Group Inc., in a move to focus on its core business of insurance, said it is in talks to sell its Buckeye Management Co. subsidiary.

28.   Although TriBakery opened that Thursday to the neighborhood, its core business of supplying restaurants was devastated.

29.   Ambac, whose core business is insuring municipal bonds, also operates a financial services division that manages money for states and municipalities.

30.   Analysts expect that Shapiro may focus Monsanto on its core chemicals business.