81.   Large Japanese companies increased their work forces for the first time in seven months.

82.   Last year, the company also increased capacity at its Veracruz plant.

83.   Many companies increased salaries to ease the pain for their Mexican workers.

84.   Money and Smart Money also remind their readers that credit-card companies are increasing a broad range of fees and charges.

85.   Ms. Pool said she did not expect the new company to increase any ad rates before the Senate antitrust subcommittee and the FC C approved the deal.

86.   Mutual fund companies are gradually increasing the amount of money individuals must spend to make an initial investment in a fund.

87.   News reports said phone companies had increased their number of subscribers beyond their capacity to handle surges of calls.

88.   Much of the exploration and production results will depend on whether companies could increase their production volumes and cut costs.

89.   Not to be outdone by the dot-coms, established old-economy companies have increased their salaries and benefits in an attempt to keep pace with the Internet firms.

90.   Oil and gas companies are increasing their exploration and production budgets.