1.   Copper fell to its lowest price in four years as weak consumption in Asia helped push exchange-monitored copper inventories higher.

2.   Copper fell to its lowest price in four years as weak consumption in Asia helped push copper inventories higher.

3.   Companies have also sacrificed profits to carry higher inventories so they can keep serving customers if they run into more supply glitches.

4.   Crude oil fell to the lowest price in six months amid concern production is rising around the world, pushing ample global inventories higher.

5.   Crude oil prices are expected to fall after a jump in imports and weaker refinery demand pushed crude oil inventories higher last week.

6.   Domestic sales of automobiles, machinery and electronics have slowed since April, when the government raised taxes, leaving companies with higher inventories.

7.   Executives said they anticipated rising production and sales, higher inventories, improved employment conditions and research and development advances.

8.   Heating oil futures fell to their lowest price in more than seven weeks amid expectations a report today will show higher U.S. inventories.

9.   Higher inventories are forcing companies to slow production.

10.   Higher inventories can signal that General Motors is overestimating consumer interest in its vehicles and will have to increase rebates to spur demand, analysts said.