71.   The Baar, Switzerland-based holding group holds majority stakes in both German retailers.

72.   The biggest pension funds also held sizable stakes in most major companies, so they could not easily register dissatisfaction by trading in and out of companies.

73.   The Agnelli family of Italy, which holds stakes in major Italian companies including Fiat, is likely to be behind any shakeup at the company, said analysts.

74.   The carmaker acquired its stake in Pharmacia from the Swedish government, while agreeing the stake would be held until the end of last year.

75.   The changes came under pressure from big institutional shareholders who hold large stakes in the company.

76.   The company holds a stake in a copper property being explored in Peru.

77.   The company issued its prospectus two weeks ago, though many interesting details, like how large a stake would be held by Pepsico, were omitted.

78.   The firm also reported recently that it holds a stake in SMT Health Services Inc.

79.   The Europeans want China to allow foreigners to hold controlling stakes in telecommunications networks, for example.

80.   The LifeStrategy portfolios do this by holding appropriate stakes in other Vanguard funds.