21.   Piatkowski really felt rescued Friday, when he ended a week of anxiety by signing a five-year contract with the Clippers.

22.   Ryan captured an image that served to end a week of endless, pointless and sometimes grotesque talk.

23.   Silicon Valley stocks ended the week higher, paced by Netscape Communications Corp. and Coherent Inc., which reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings.

24.   Stocks fell sharply that day but regained their footing Wednesday and ended the week modestly higher.

25.   Stocks in Southeast Asia tumbled further on Friday, ending a week that saw Indonesia hurtle closer to financial collapse before the U.S. stepped in today to quell fears.

26.   Stocks of Silicon Valley companies ended the week higher, led by Hewlett-Packard Co., Altera Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp.

27.   Stocks of Silicon Valley companies ended the week lower as Informix Inc. and Bay Networks Inc. led the decline, spurred by concerns about disappointing earnings.

28.   Stocks of Silicon Valley companies ended the week higher, led by Netscape Communications Corp.

29.   Texas stocks ended the week lower, led by oilfield service companies such as Patterson Energy Inc. and technology issues such as Dell Computer Corp.

30.   Texas stocks ended the week higher, led by a pair of semiconductor-equipment makers, Reliability Inc. and DuPont Photomasks Inc.