1.   For high-tech entrepreneurs and the venture capitalists who finance them, the stellar gains follow a brief period of gloom.

2.   Orders in the West soared in August, followed by gains in the Midwest and South, the report showed.

3.   Second, employment growth is likely to slow in line with moderating economic growth, and that means income gains will probably follow suit.

4.   Slower, steadier gains followed, only to be overtaken by rapid declines.

5.   The dollar gains followed another wave of dollar buying today by central banks of the U.S., Japan and Germany intended to boost the value of the U.S. currency.

6.   The gains followed a surge in computer-chip manufacturer stocks in the U.S. yesterday, which signals American demand for Japanese semiconductors will remain strong.

7.   The gains follow the biggest one-day decline in the peso against the dollar in more than nine months.

8.   The early gains followed a strong performance Tuesday.

9.   The gains followed a good day on foreign equity markets and a rally by the dollar on foreign exchange markets.

10.   The gain followed advances in computer chip stocks in the U.S. overnight after Intel Corp. reported unexpectedly strong earnings.