21.   U.S. stocks were mixed as declines in telephone and brokerage issues countered gains in cyclical and Internet-related shares.

22.   U.S. stocks were mixed as chemical shares fell, countering gains in technology issues, amid concern that corporate earnings growth will slow later this year.

23.   Mugabe said the allies will fight to counter rebel gains in the dense jungle terrain of eastern Congo.

24.   No details on the proposed offensive were immediately available, but Mugabe said the allies will fight to counter rebel gains in the east.

25.   The move was needed to counter the gains made by the many electronic trading companies that have sprouted up in recent years.

26.   Australian shares closed virtually unchanged Monday as a sagging banking sector countered gains in resource stocks, brokers said.