21.   Platinum and palladium fell amid expectations that Russia will resume exports of the metals sometime this month, replenishing low consumer stockpiles.

22.   Platinum and palladium futures fell amid expectations that Russia may soon resume exports of the metals after a six-month halt.

23.   Platinum and palladium should decline in the second half once Russia resumes precious metals exports.

24.   Russia, which has withheld shipments of platinum and palladium since December, was expected to resume exports to Japan today.

25.   Russia, which has withheld shipments since December, was expected to resume exports to Japan today.

26.   That vote is expected to lead the Iraqis to resume oil exports, which they suspended three weeks ago to protest stopgap extensions.

27.   The plan needs to be approved before Iraq can resume oil exports that fund the U.N.-sponsored humanitarian aid program with Iraq.

28.   U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan must approve the plan before Iraq may resume oil exports that fund the humanitarian aid program.

29.   Worse yet for OPEC, Iraq, an OPEC member barred by the United Nations from selling its crude oil, will one day resume exports.

30.   A day earlier, Iraq said it would resume oil exports after accepting the terms of a new Security Council resolution.