41.   Portland General shares surged in the final minutes of trading after the companies announced the plan.

42.   Prudential replaced Tee-Comm Electronics Inc., which was suspended from trading after going into receivership.

43.   Prices surged in morning trading after new economic reports on housing and the job market indicated that economic growth would be weaker than expected in the second quarter.

44.   Relative old-timer Instinet has been offering big customers access to markets around the globe and to US stock trading after hours for years.

45.   Predictably, guard Nick Van Exel, traded after last season from the Lakers to Denver, disagreed.

46.   RHP Curt Schilling led National League in complete games last year with eight and is expecting to be traded after breaking off contract talks.

47.   Shares in both Standard Chartered Plc and TSB Bank Plc are at all-time highs with large volumes of shares traded after the National Westminster announcement.

48.   Shortstop Royce Clayton cannot be traded after being signed this month as a free agent.

49.   Stocks rose in early trading after testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan eased concern that global interest rates were on the verge of rising.

50.   Stock and bond prices surge in early trading after the reports.