51.   AssiDomaen, he said, has been looking at investments in Russia for the past two years in its core business -- packaging materials.

52.   At stake is whether GM can rebuild its core business of selling cars and vans in the United States.

53.   At the same time, E.On has rushed to expand its core business in the distribution of electricity and natural gas.

54.   At the top is staying focused on the core business and constantly asking whether the company has the right cost structure and the right operational structure.

55.   At the same time, pressures in its core retail business are pushing the company to look around, he said.

56.   At the time, Cnet said it wanted to focus on its core businesses and E!

57.   Bankers say it is their presence that is driving the new focus on core businesses.

58.   BASF said it also planned to divest more divisions to concentrate on core businesses.

59.   Banks and insurers have long wanted to prune such industrial stockholdings and reinvest the proceeds in their core businesses.

60.   Bavaria has said it will split into two companies by separating its investment activities from its core business, beer and soft drinks.