1.   An announcement from the Jets about the logistics of the expected sale could come as early as Friday.

2.   Another home PC company, Apple Computer Inc., said it may post a loss because of slower than expected sales and steep price cuts.

3.   Are expected strong Christmas sales already built into the stock prices?

4.   Both chains have had lower than expected sales for the first two weeks of December.

5.   By last evening, several of the participating merchants had reported higher than expected sales, in part, they said, because of the tax discounts.

6.   Chrysler also reported strong growth, but Ford reported weaker than expected sales.

7.   Crude oil plunged after a news report that the U.S. government asked Saudi Arabia to increase its oil production to compensate for the suspension an expected sale by Iraq.

8.   Even with expected improving sales, retailers still face a heady challenge of overcapacity and disinterested consumers.

9.   Fiat said the change was a result of better-than-expected sales of three models -- the Delta, Tipo, and Uno -- in European markets.

10.   For Times Mirror, the sale of Bender, like the expected sale of Mosby-Year Book Co., the medical information services company, is bittersweet.