31.   Analysts expect the pace of mergers to quicken as drugmakers are forced to cut prices in the face of powerful U.S. group buyers and budget-strapped European governments.

32.   Analysts said Intel may have gotten a lift from the fact that it did not cut prices on its next-generation Pentium chip, as had been anticipated.

33.   Analysts said Kellogg told them it would act more aggressively to hold onto sales but disclosed no new plans -- and said it was reluctant to cut prices again.

34.   And as Thailand and other Southeast Asian economies suffer through a currency crisis, businesses in those country may cut prices to attract dollars and stabilize their economies.

35.   Analysts expect Nucor to post lower earnings for the second consecutive quarter, because the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company has cut prices repeatedly this year.

36.   Analysts expect the pace of mergers to quicken as drugmakers are forced to cut prices in the face of powerful U.S. group buyers and budget- strapped European governments.

37.   Analysts said at the time such a merger would allow job reductions and allowed Superfos to cut prices.

38.   Analysts said it would be difficult for BT, after cutting its price, to argue now that MCI is worth even more than its original offer.

39.   Analysts said profits, about a nickel below Wall Street expectations, were hurt by weak back-to-school sales and the need to cut prices.

40.   And Iridium can cut the price of a call by letting a signal bounce from satellite to satellite without the cost of using ground networks.