31.   General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Corp. have trimmed their production targets for this year amid weaker-than-expected sales.

32.   General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Corp. and Chrysler Corp. have each cut back on their sales and production targets this year amid slackening demand.

33.   Harkin said the number of mailings had increased in the last few years amid talk of money problems at Social Security and Medicare.

34.   Individuals had been avoiding municipal mutual funds for much of the past year amid concern that tax reform could diminish the value of their holdings.

35.   Investors bid down bank shares this year amid a series of mergers and near-collapses in the financial industry.

36.   Investors bid down banking shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

37.   Investors have bid down bank shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

38.   Investors bid down bank shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

39.   Investors have bid down bank shares this year amid a series of mergers and near-collapses in the financial industry.

40.   Individuals have steadily pulled money out of municipal bond funds this year amid concern tax reform could hurt the value of muni bonds.