31.   This may be the common fate of an Internet company that misses its quarterly forecast, but it is uncharted territory for an industrial giant like Raytheon.

32.   Unlike the Japanese industrial giants, Bertelsmann is buying a company in an industry where it already ranks as a major competitor.

33.   Were Lucent to concentrate on traditional telephone systems, some analysts believe it could try to buy the telecommunications business of Siemens, the German industrial giant.

34.   Perotto began his career at Fiat, the Italian industrial giant, then worked for the business machine company Olivetti.

35.   Another guest speaker was the computer research director for Siemens, the industrial giant.

36.   Both companies said last month the merger was shaping up, with some points still to be worked out, including who will head the new industrial giant.

37.   China steps up reform of state sector, hoping to build industrial giants.

38.   Daimler-Benz chief executive Juergen Schrempp broke German business taboos when he ordered huge layoffs as part of a strategy to turn around the foundering industrial giant.

39.   Daimler-Benz, the German industrial giant that owns a controlling interest in Fokker, said Monday it is not willing to finance losses at the company.

40.   Daimler-Benz, the German industrial giant that owns a controlling interest in Fokker, said Monday that it is not willing to finance losses at the company.