1.   But wages continued to advance despite the slowdown in job creation, the Labor Department reported Friday, raising questions about the potential for future inflation.

2.   Corn futures prices advanced despite a weekend of rapid harvesting of what is expected to be a bumper crop.

3.   Kansas City Value Line stock-index futures advanced despite a drop in the Dow industrial average.

4.   Republic New York was strongest with a ninefold gain, while BankAmerica, Bank of New York and Wachovia advanced despite rising loan losses.

5.   Analysts were more encouraged that the market advanced despite two disappointing reports on consumer confidence and manufacturing activity.

6.   At Lyon, Bologna advanced despite losing to the French team.

7.   Australia advanced despite its loss.

8.   But analysts were more encouraged that the market advanced despite two disappointing reports on consumer confidence and manufacturing activity.

9.   Connecticut advanced despite season-ending injuries to Svetlana Abrosimova and Shea Ralph, both first-team All-Americans last season.

10.   European stock prices finished mostly higher Tuesday as Wall Street initially advanced despite a report of a sharp decline in consumer confidence.