21.   Electricity shares climbed after South Western Electricity Plc and Southern Electric International said they agreed on a takeover of South Western.

22.   Gasoline prices climbed after the American Petroleum Institute reported an unexpected drop in U.S. stockpiles just before demand is expected to pick up in the summer.

23.   GM climbed after the automaker posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings.

24.   Hartford-based United Technologies Corp. and Middlefield-based Zigo Corp. led companies whose shares climbed after both manufacturers reported higher-than-expected earnings.

25.   He opened the door of the Mustang and hustled her into the back seat and climbed in after her.

26.   Heating oil and natural gas prices climbed after forecasts showed a cold week ahead in the Midwest and Northeast.

27.   In fact, Mount has been climbing back after spending two years on his Mormon Mission.

28.   It was the second consecutive month wholesale sales have climbed after sales dropped in August, Statistics Canada said.

29.   Massachusetts stocks rose for their seventh straight session, as shares of Cabletron Systems Inc. increased continued to climb after a development pact with Motorola Inc.

30.   Market optimists expect stock prices to climb after that.