21.   Elsewhere, no lower-rated firms sold bonds today, though sales are expected to pick up next month, after the Labor Day holiday.

22.   Federal and state regulators are investigating whether securities firms have sold billions of dollars of misleading CDs.

23.   Godkin, whose firm sells packages for both sides of the Atlantic, said the Rockies remain the best destination purely on the standpoint of skiing.

24.   Gotham officials declined to say why the firm sold its entire stake in Nuveen.

25.   He can also help his partners mull when the firm should sell shares it holds in start-ups.

26.   He said biotech firms generally sell for three to four times their revenues when the purchaser is a large pharmaceutical concern.

27.   His Campbell-based firm sells software that lets corporations send training videos over intranets.

28.   His firm sold Treasuries in the last few days, reaping gains from securities bought in recent months, he said.

29.   Her Hayward, Calif., firm sells primarily to amateur enthusiasts.

30.   However, the SEC says it still can investigate an offshore company if the firm sells securities in the United States.