11.   At the same time, several refiners that attended the meeting including Tosco Corp. and Citgo Petroleum Corp. said they would take steps to boost output.

12.   Boeing Co. said it is having trouble filling all the orders it has for commercial jetliners and is taking new steps to boost production.

13.   Advanta has taken steps to boost the excess cash in its credit-card portfolios by offering new cards to attract customers with better credit profiles.

14.   Coulter had already taken the easy steps to boost profits.

15.   Companies that do both can buy back shares, make acquisitions and take other steps to boost shareholder value.

16.   Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers told Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka today that Japan should take steps to boost domestic demand.

17.   Earlier today, Japanese bonds fell amid concern Japan may take steps to boost its economy, raising concern that faster economic growth could lead to higher interest rates.

18.   Fleet drew criticism earlier this decade for its home-loan practices but later took steps to boost lower-income lending.

19.   Hastings said investors should be pleased Nova plans to take steps to boost its share price after months of stagnation.

20.   However, Nova said in an analyst conference call it plans to take unspecified steps to boost its lagging share price.