11.   Banks, however, were mixed, with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group rising but Mizuho Holdings finishing lower.

12.   Broader stock indicators were mixed, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq market finishing lower and declining issues outnumbering advancers overall.

13.   Corn finished marginally lower amid a lackluster export outlook.

14.   Corn and soybean futures finished modestly lower on forecasts for scattered showers this weekend and early next week in the Midwest, the key growing area for those crops.

15.   In eight events this year, Webb has finished no lower than seventh place in all but one of them.

16.   Mickelson needed to finish no lower than tied for third to win the money title.

17.   Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished lower in light trading Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar fell.

18.   Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished lower in light trading Thursday, while the U.S. dollar edged lower against the Japanese yen.

19.   Share prices were lower in afternoon trading in Britain and Germany and finished lower after a strong start in Japan and Hong Kong.

20.   Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished lower in moderate trading, while the dollar was higher in midafternoon trading Thursday.