1.   After a week, hope wanes.

2.   GREEK stocks were little changed as hopes waned that interest rates would soon decline after European central banks raised rates last week.

3.   Hopes are waning for Colin Montgomerie, who has missed four of the last six British Open cuts despite being the leading player in Europe for five years.

4.   White House hopes are waning for a diplomatic resolution to the Iraqi crisis.

5.   Tokyo stocks finished slightly lower today as hopes waned for Japanese central bank intervention to weaken the yen.