81. Acquisitions of bargain-priced Asian concerns by United States companies are running at a frenetic pace, and activity in Europe is approaching record levels. 82. Air travel has been at or near record levels for months and shows little sign of winding down. 83. Airlines have had little trouble filling their flights lately, with travel at or near record levels for months. 84. All are at record levels. 85. All began the day at record levels. 86. All of those businesses have been running at record levels so far this year, fattening profits for all of the established securities firms. 87. All were helped by buoyant stocks, low interest rates and record levels of corporate mergers. 88. Brown said Microsoft directors have made no decision on whether to split the stock, although it is trading at record levels. 89. Both figures, though, remain shy of record levels. 90. Both will have trouble keeping spending down, as unemployment continues at record levels and growth remains slow. |