41.   Venezuelan companies, one quarter of which have shares listed in the U.S., often track the U.S. market.

42.   Venezuelan company Fabrica de Calzados Marilyn claims to have the domestic trademark rights to the Reebok name and symbol.

43.   U.S. volatility affects Venezuelan share prices because the shares of nine Venezuelan companies are traded in New York.

44.   Venezuelan food processor Mavesa SA began listing its American depositary receipts on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the second Venezuelan company to have a NYSE listing.

45.   Vencred is the third Venezuelan company to announce its first public offering this week.

46.   Venezuelan companies adjust the value of their assets for inflation, which affects their earnings.

47.   Venezuelan companies are expected to post stronger earnings this year as the economy climbs out of a four-year recession.

48.   Venezuelan stocks rose for a third day, setting a record high amid growing optimism about earnings prospects for Venezuelan companies.

49.   With Wall Street rising today, the domestic shares of Venezuelan companies followed the gains of their international counterparts.

50.   Without the direct support of the government, the currency weakened -- a development that will make the products of Venezuelan companies relatively more attractive to foreign buyers.