1.   It is the same story with company shares.

2.   Banks do not invest in company shares or company bonds.

3.   Analyst downgrades of Intel and Dell drove those companies shares and the Nasdaq Composite Index lower.

4.   Analysts pointed to the limited rally and the declines among small- company shares as indicators the market remained vulnerable to further declines in the near term.

5.   Analysts said there was some evidence Wednesday that cautious investors are beginning to venture beyond big company shares as virtually all market indexes rose.

6.   And small company shares were weaker.

7.   As long as there is any life in the market for new company shares, he thinks stocks as a whole remain vulnerable.

8.   As part of the deal, neither side demanded back-out clauses in the event that company shares hit a minimum price.

9.   As the year began, a number of analysts were predicting a comeback for small company shares.

10.   At Capital, the government also uncovered some illegal lending practices, such as making loans to shareholders for the acquisition of company shares.