1.   And equity analysts predict that scores of American companies with dollar ties to Asia may see weaker sales and profits and feeble stock performance in the coming year.

2.   And Victor Y. Thay, also an analyst, takes over Select Natural Gas from Steven Binder, who now serves as equity analyst for Canadian securities.

3.   Audra J. Barranco, another equity analyst, will take the reins of Fidelity Select Chemicals on Monday from John Avery, who continues managing Fidelity Select Regional Banks.

4.   Bill Warmington, an equity analyst with Robinson-Humphrey, said Safir should play a useful role in helping ChoicePoint develop efficient information search tools for law enforcement.

5.   A highly rated equity analyst and former Goldman partner, he left the firm and became limited in December of last year to set up his own investment fund.

6.   Academic research shows that equity analysts generally react to changes in stock prices rather than cause them.

7.   According to Ray Schleinkofer, an equity analyst for Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, EchoStar can only profit from attempting to pick up Hughes.

8.   Adam Hetnarski, an equity analyst, succeeds Lange as manager of Select Technology.

9.   Albert Grosman, an equity analyst, took over Fidelity Select Automotive from Douglas B. Chase, who continues running Select Consumer Industries and Fidelity Advisor Consumer Industries.

10.   Also at Fidelity, Tom Allen, an equity analyst, picks up Select Insurance from Michael Tempero, who continues managing Select Computers.