21.   Power shortages have increased the demand for coal at electric generating plants across the nation, prompting a wave of hiring by mining companies.

22.   Stocks are mostly higher this morning as an optimistic profit forecast from Amazon.com and a rally in the bond market have prompted a wave of buying.

23.   Stocks were mostly higher today as an optimistic profit forecast from Amazon.com and a rally in the bond market prompted a wave of buying.

24.   Technology stocks were sharply higher today as an optimistic earnings forecast from Amazon.com and a continuing rally in the bond market prompted a wave of buying.

25.   The events in Jalalabad marked the first time a demonstration turned violent in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan and prompted a wave of new protests that have raised fears of political instability.

26.   The Israeli offensive has prompted a wave of angry protests in Arab nations that have grown more violent in recent days.

27.   The slaying prompted a wave of denunciations from around the world, ranging from U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner Mary Robinson to the U.S. and British governments.

28.   Wheat jumped sharply higher in the final hour of trading after selling interest evaporated and technical signals prompted a wave of buying.

29.   However, the attack on the bears at Beijing Zoo prompted a wave of outrage in newspapers.

30.   British unemployment rose for the first time in nearly two years in July, prompting a wave of criticism of government policy from opposition parties and trade union officials.