1.   Amazon.com shares were not ones that many institutional investors bought to hold for the long term, said Dick Smith, syndicate manager of Montgomery Securities.

2.   If you simply bought the bond to hold to maturity, the ups and downs are only theoretical.

3.   In the corner rests a baby doll that Jessie Guzman bought to hold in her grief.

4.   Last year, SHL also discussed buying closely held Perot Systems Corp., the computer-services company H. Ross Perot formed after selling EDS to General Motors.

5.   The company announced yesterday after the market close that it would buy privately held Solitra Oy of Finland.

6.   Wahl bought closely held Moser for its complementary product line, which includes hair clippers, trimmers, massagers and shavers, the company said.

7.   The government recently set up a fund to buy shares held by domestic banks, but administrative hurdles have stalled the start of purchases.