1.   Companies ranging from tiremaker Michelin SA to kitchen appliance maker Moulinex SA have announced plant closings this year.

2.   Newmont said that at current gold prices, the acquisition would add to earnings per share in the year following closing.

3.   There also are some key differences between the kinds of PIPEs getting done last year and the ones closing this year, Overstreet said.

4.   This being my first year closing, there was a lot of learning and growing.

5.   While there was little hope that Congress would approve base closings this year, administration officials nonetheless said they were disappointed by the size of the defeat.

6.   With three closings this year, the luncheon club appears to be going the way of the three-martini lunch.

7.   Taiwan share prices fell to their lowest closing this year amid widespread concern over the bankruptcy of a debt-ridden local securities firm.