1.   Intel and other semiconductor stocks, which had lagged since setting records last month, climbed on signs that prices for computer chips may have hit bottom.

2.   Schultz then would focus on fund-raising, which has lagged since the Salt Lake payoff scandal broke last December.

3.   Demand for Japanese cars remains strong in the United States but sales at home have lagged since a sales tax increase last year.

4.   While demand for Japanese cars remains robust in North America, domestic Japanese consumption has lagged since a sales tax increase last year.