1.   Historically, weapon sales have jumped during legislative debate of gun-ownership controls and before any new restrictions become law.

2.   Bonds started the day on a down note, tracking a sell off in U.S. Treasuries after a report U.S. new home sales jumped in May.

3.   But sales jumped recently, and Camacho does not anticipate the popularity of the scooter will lose momentum anytime soon.

4.   But the government said Friday that September retail sales jumped sharply from August, with the biggest gains in auto sales.

5.   C.J. Ray, a Costco vice president, said he expects sales will jump even more in late December.

6.   Chevy expects Cavalier sales to jump, and it predicts that sedans will account for more of those sales.

7.   Dominican amber sales jumped fivefold in the aftermath of the science-fiction hit, Martinez says.

8.   Like Oprah Winfrey, when he blesses a book, sales jump.

9.   Magazine sales jumped for both the Jackson and the Rodham issues, Pecker said.