1.   An influential analyst Monday revised expectations downward for Applied Materials.

2.   Andrew Shore, an influential analyst with Deutsche Banc Alex.

3.   Beginning Friday, investors will be able to tie their money to picks made in part by one of the most influential Wall Street analysts following the Internet.

4.   If an influential analyst downgrades a stock, its price often falls, usually before institutions have time to get out.

5.   Just this week, an influential Wall Street analyst threw cold water on another set of high fliers, the on-line brokerage firms.

6.   Like Hewlett, Fiorina has been traveling the country, arguing the benefits of the merger to the major shareholders and influential analysts.

7.   Semiconductor stocks, which took modest losses on Monday after influential analysts from Salomon Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers issued negative reports, rallied sharply on Tuesday.

8.   Semiconductor stocks, which had suffered modest losses Monday after influential analysts from Salomon Smith Barney and Lehman Brothers issued negative reports, rallied sharply Tuesday.

9.   The influential analyst issued a report speculating that an earnings warning, a management change, acquisition, or takeover could explain the Merrill Lynch conference cancellation.

10.   The share prices of Internet brokerage firms tumbled Tuesday when an influential analyst reported that trading volume could be weak in the third quarter.