31.   Some stocks sank on news of the telephone-based alliance.

32.   SPANISH stocks sank after U.S. retail sales figures raised concern that U.S. interest rates could rise to stem inflation.

33.   Stocks sank after the Commerce Department said the pace of new home sales quickened in July to a five-month high.

34.   Stocks sank as stronger-than-expected earnings from oil companies Mobil Corp. and Exxon Corp. and Shell Oil Co. failed to impress investors.

35.   Stocks sunk at the open after a government report showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs in May.

36.   Stocks sank to a three-year low yesterday, amid continuing political uncertainty and concern over the prospect that corporate earnings will be weak.

37.   The dollar dropped and stocks sank for a second day.

38.   The dollar rose earlier in the day partly because Japanese stocks sank to their lowest levels in more than a year.

39.   The stock has been sinking after the company reported disappointing first-half results last week.

40.   The worst case is when the stock sinks below the offering price, leaving underwriters holding the bag.