1. Concern that bad debts may be piling up at other cellular phone companies battered their shares. 2. Connecticut stocks posted their biggest weekly declines on record as surging interest rates battered the shares of insurance companies such as Cigna Corp. and General Re Corp. 3. Emphesys shares have been battered along with most of managed-health-care companies this year as higher-than-expected medical costs have trimmed earnings. 4. Numerous market leaders have warned recently of profit shortfalls, further battering their shares. 5. The magazine picked Timberland, a footwear maker and retailer, in part because its shares have been battered and the stock has been abandoned by many analysts. 6. The LDP announcement battered shares of brokerages. 7. The report battered SAP shares, prompting the company to schedule a special press conference tomorrow to announce first-quarter results. 8. Wall Street started battering Ford shares after reports over the weekend that a profit warning was imminent. 9. Pilipino Telephone, whose shares have been battered in recent days on concerns over its ability to pay its mounting debts, led the recovery Tuesday. 10. Cinar shares were battered on North American stock markets, with the company losing about two-thirds of its value. |