31.   Investors, following their pattern of retreating following a big advance, too profits in early trading Friday, sending stocks modestly lower.

32.   Investors still stymied by concerns about the economy and its effect on company profits sent technology and blue chip stocks lower Thursday.

33.   Investors succumbed to worries about earnings and sold stocks lower Monday while they awaited fourth-quarter results that will begin in earnest this week.

34.   Investors succumbed to worries about earnings and sold stocks sharply lower Monday while they awaited fourth-quarter results that will begin in earnest this week.

35.   Investors were careful in their dealings, which was apparent in fluctuating stock prices and that more stocks traded lower than higher.

36.   Japanese stocks drifted lower early Tuesday as investors sold shares to lock-in gains after a three-day rally.

37.   Japanese stocks ended lower Wednesday on profit-taking before a series of national holidays, while the U.S. dollar slipped against the yen.

38.   Japanese stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday on profit-taking in the high technology sector following a similar move on Wall Street overnight.

39.   Japanese stocks edged lower early Monday in quiet trading.

40.   Japanese stocks finished sharply lower Tuesday on profit-taking in reaction to the sharp advance on Friday.