21.   Puget Sound stocks finished little changed today as a slump in the shares of Microsoft Corp. offset gains in shares of other companies in the region.

22.   Puget Sound stocks finished little changed today as gains in timber giant Weyerhaeuser Co. offset losses in a broad range of smaller stocks.

23.   Selected heath care stocks finished higher, playing their traditional role as a safe haven in uncertain times.

24.   Stocks finished mixed, and the dollar rose.

25.   Stocks finished mixed Monday, as some corporate earnings concerns filtered into the market.

26.   Stocks finished the day mixed.

27.   Stocks finished the week lower than they began, in part reflecting the lingering unease about corporate profits and the uncertain state of the economy.

28.   Texas stocks finished the week lower, led by declines in oil-service stocks such as Cliffs Drilling Co. as well as a collapsing Jayhawk Acceptance Corp.

29.   THAI stocks finished mixed as declines in shares of major overseas borrowers such as Siam Cement Pcl and TelecomAsia Corp. offset gains by banks.

30.   Stocks finished higher Wednesday as bargain hunting overshadowed interest-rate jitters in advance of fresh statistics on the tight American job market.