41.   But in China, Intel has to pay tariffs, must sell through a Chinese trading company and has difficulty investing in Chinese companies.

42.   But it also announced a sweeping review of the futures exchange and promised to enact tight new rules over trading companies.

43.   But in recent days, energy producers and other trading companies have shied away from doing business with Enron.

44.   But Sumitomo ran into trouble because of billions of dollars of loans it made to the Itoman Corp., a scandal-tainted trading company.

45.   Chinese trading companies compete with each other hard to obtain quotas, which are allocated by Chinese officials who sometimes favor their friends and acquaintances.

46.   Cargill Financial Services is the brokerage arm of Minneapolis-based trading company Cargill Inc.

47.   Companies that have ordered a Global Express include the Seoul-based conglomerate the Ssangyong Group and Itochu Corp., a leading Japanese trading company.

48.   Concern about the financial health of Tomen Corp., a trading company, renewed fears that a worsening credit crunch could trigger more bankruptcies.

49.   Corp., the nation largest energy trading company.

50.   Currently, only state trading companies and a handful of private firms can deal with foreign suppliers.