1.   Car factories in Japan are feeding the biggest surge in exports in more than a decade as a combination of a weak yen and popular models boosts demand abroad.

2.   Competition, along with the lower cost of generic technologies, would drive prices down and boost demand for these PCs.

3.   Crude prices also got a boost from a rally in heating oil as below-normal temperatures in the U.S. boosts demand.

4.   Elsewhere, heating oil rose as cool weather boosts demand.

5.   Lower feed costs boost demand for feeder cattle by making it more profitable to raise the young animals to market weight.

6.   Many investors prefer to wait and see whether lower interest rates help boost demand for loans, analysts said.

7.   Natural gas could pull commodities higher in the days ahead as colder weather boosts U.S. demand for heating fuels.

8.   Natural gas rose for a second day, reaching a three-month high, as cold weather in the Midwest boosts demand for heating fuels.

9.   Moreover, they expect sterling will be buoyed as rate cut hopes boost demand for U.K. stocks and bonds.

10.   Roasters are stepping up processing of raw coffee as the onset of colder weather in the U.S. boosts consumer demand for hot beverages.