31.   Chemical companies rose as BASF reported better than expected sales for the first quarter.

32.   Der Spiegel newmagazine said the production slowdown was due to slower than expected sales.

33.   Expected sales by banks trigger collapse in gold price.

34.   Intuit predicted it would have lower than expected sales in its second quarter.

35.   Retailers reported strong holiday sales with purchases of electronics, toys and jewelry especially high nationwide and expected robust sales early this year, the Fed said.

36.   The company also said temporary limits in U.S. capacity for Cottonelle bathroom tissue and European capacity for Huggies diapers contributed to lower than expected sales and earnings.

37.   The combination of expected lower sales and tight pricing is likely to put additional pressure on the automakers to cut costs, Girsky said.

38.   The expected record-breaking sale of D.C. United moved closer to fruition Thursday when the two-time U.S. Major League Soccer champions launched a public search for new investors.

39.   A huge portion of the projected surplus, however, would come from the expected sale of big-ticket government corporations, according to the documents.

40.   Advancers included Chrysler, and General Motors which profitted from the release of better than expected sales for October.