31.   Meanwhile, showers will occur over the Carolinas, but heavy precipitation is not expected during the day.

32.   Much public comment is expected during the open forum.

33.   NATO officials indicated more attacks are expected during the weekend, as calls by the Vatican for an Easter ceasefire were rejected.

34.   No one knows exactly what to expect during this abbreviated NBA season.

35.   On Tuesday, the attorneys general will hold a conference call during which they expect to get consensus support for the plan, the people said.

36.   Other stocks slid lower on concern that a rise in inflation would postpone an interest rate cut expected during the second quarter.

37.   Other telephone shares gained after Sprint Corp. said call volume, a key gauge of industry prospects, was greater than expected during the fourth quarter.

38.   PRODUCER PRICES RISE Producer prices rose more than expected during December, but when the cost of energy and food was excluded, the increase was below forecasts.

39.   Sales of new single-family homes in the U.S. rose faster than expected during November, Commerce figures showed today.

40.   Shares of the Waterbury-based chemical company have fluctuated ahead of its third-quarter earnings release, expected during the third week of October.