11.   Intel Corp. and General Electric Co. led the recovery.

12.   Optimists claim that Thailand, the nation that collapsed first, could lead the recovery in the region.

13.   Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., the most active issue, led the recovery.

14.   Shares of oil, computer and auto shares led the recovery, spurred by earnings reports.

15.   Shares of oil, computer and auto shares led the recovery.

16.   Still, the bank thinks public-works spending, rather than companies and consumers, is leading the recovery, he said.

17.   Takeshima also said the economic recovery is being led by the government not private industries.

18.   Technology stocks rallied late Thursday, leading a recovery across the market.

19.   That money is scheduled to dry up in the second half of this fiscal year, when the government hopes private demand will lead the recovery.

20.   The bid comes amid confidence that the London hotel industry is leading a recovery in continental Europe, which has been battered by falling room yields and occupancy rates.