1.   -- Astrid Adolfson after a government report on producer prices eased concern that inflation will accelerate as the economy strengthens this year.

2.   Canadian stocks are expected to open higher after a U.S. report on producer prices eased concern that inflation is accelerating, analysts said.

3.   Corn futures prices have eased in the last month as the harvest approaches.

4.   Gold prices eased after a spike Tuesday.

5.   From his office in Midtown Manhattan, Hoover said he believes that oil prices will ease, but not by as much as many experts think.

6.   Grocery store food prices eased two-tenths of a percent, while the index for apparel declined three-tenths of a percent after six consecutive increases.

7.   In fact, food prices have now likely peaked in the wake of plentiful grain harvests, and oil prices have eased as well, analysts noted.

8.   In LONDON, copper prices eased after falling yesterday.

9.   In NEW YORK, gold futures fell after an unexpected drop in U.S. producer prices eased concern that inflation is accelerating, damping demand from investors.

10.   MARKETS Stocks Recover as Oil Prices Dip Stocks staged a modest rebound as oil prices eased and a Federal Reserve survey found inflation limited.