21.   Companies to trade heavily included multi-media company, Medya Holding AS.

22.   Companies that will now be banned because they do business in the Southeast Asian country include oil companies Texaco Inc., Unocal Corp. and Atlantic Richfield Co.

23.   Companies with rising shares in the wake of the weaker shekel included chemical companies.

24.   Contractors made up one-third of all bankruptcies this year, including listed companies like Tokai Kogyo Co., Tada Corp. and Daito Kogyo Co.

25.   Corporations, including software companies, are also hoping Congress will cut the interest rate companies pay on their IRS debts as part of any IRS reform effort.

26.   Current corporate sponsors of the association, based in Ogden, Utah, include auto companies like Ford, Chevrolet, Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota.

27.   Corporations, including software companies, are also hoping Congress will cut the interest rate companies pay on their IRS debts as part of any IRS overhaul effort.

28.   Declining exporters included chemical companies.

29.   Deregulation has created an environment in which size is an essential quality in the communications businesses, including phone companies, broadcasters and cable operators.

30.   Diversity front-runners include companies in telecommunications and consumer products.