111.   Investors, unsure of where the economy is headed, held off on making any big stock purchases Monday and sent blue chip and technology stocks lower.

112.   It also fails to say how much public money will be used for the stock purchases, or where that money will come from.

113.   More stock purchases are being financed with borrowed money, another sign that speculative fever is rising, Johnson said.

114.   Several banks were punished last year for illegally extending high-interest loans to companies for stock purchases.

115.   Several business groups have failed to settle their huge stock purchases as banks tightened their credit policies at a time of economic slowdown.

116.   The charges followed an investigation into a default on stock purchase payments by Hung Fu Securities in early October.

117.   The Fed had the power to limit what it viewed as overly ebullient stock purchases, but it declined to use it.

118.   The electronics company posted a first-quarter loss and indicated a recapitalization agreement with KKTY Holding Company, L.L.C., involving a stock purchase, may not happen.

119.   The Hillsboro-based company made millionaires of many employees who took part in stock purchases.

120.   The ministry said that firms were not allowed to withhold salaries in exchange for stocks or to require stock purchases before renewing or setting employment contracts.