1.   Early U K share gains behind firmer overseas markets were eventually replaced by minor signs of the market worried about recession.

2.   Analysts said investors were impressed less by share gains than by improvements in the core banking business.

3.   Analysts say Airbus has been able to make dramatic market share gains against Boeing in part by undercutting the airplane prices of its U.S. competitor.

4.   As a result, managers tend to make pricing decisions based on current costs, projected short-term share gains, or current competitor prices rather than on long-term profitability.

5.   As Gillette continues to be hurt by ailing economies in key foreign markets, the challenge will be to convert battery market share gains into bottom-line results.

6.   But even as investors prepare to bank the share gains that are supposed to result from rising corporate earnings, there is one not-so-small hitch.

7.   By contrast, GM continued to show signs of life after it raised its profit estimates for the fourth quarter and predicted profit and market share gains this year.

8.   Canadian stocks fell as a drop in the price of gold shares offset gains in technology issues, traders said.

9.   Chief Financial Officer Gary Valade told reporters on a conference call that Chrysler is optimistic about fourth-quarter earnings and expects market share gains next year.

10.   Canadian stocks were mixed as declines in financial services shares offset gains in gold producers Barrick Gold Corp., Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and Golden Star Resources.