101.   ITALIAN stocks changed little, as Eni SpA was pulled higher by rising oil prices and Fiat SpA slumped on a negative outlook for car sales.

102.   Last week, Archer Daniels Midland Co. cut its production of ethanol fuel because of rising corn prices.

103.   Led by rising gasoline prices, the Consumer Price Index rose by three-tenths of a percentage point in November, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

104.   Like many other fund managers, Nurme bet that rising energy prices would be a plus for oil and gas stocks.

105.   Limiting carbon dioxide emissions would be unwise, he said, in a time of rising energy prices.

106.   Many farmers took advantage of rising land prices to cash out.

107.   Moreover, economists say many companies have not been able to rise prices to cover higher labor costs.

108.   Moreover, Honeywell has a large chemicals operation that has been badly hit by rising oil prices.

109.   Michigan stocks gained, led by Comerica Inc. and First Chicago NBD Corp., as higher corporate earnings and the possibility of rising oil prices boosted U.S. shares.

110.   Motorists across the region who are hoping for relief from rising gasoline prices can look forward instead to more bad news this summer, federal officials said Monday.