1.   American analysts attribute the tough talk to political uncertainty in Beijing.

2.   Analysts attribute the devaluing of gold to a number of factors, including the easing of inflation jitters.

3.   Analysts attribute the growth in part to a management that has never reported a loss and carries no debt.

4.   Analysts attribute the lackluster stock price to concerns that higher interest rates will slow new-home sales, thus dampening furniture sales.

5.   Analysts attribute this to extreme mismanagement.

6.   Analysts attributed high-tech rumblings.

7.   Analysts attributed late-day gains in chemical stocks to anticipation of higher earnings.

8.   Analysts attributed most of the inventory rise to optimism about future sales prospects.

9.   Analysts attributed that drop mainly to concerns about pending congressional changes to regulations that govern what Sallie Mae can charge its borrowers.

10.   Analysts attributed the decline to rising concerns about first-quarter profits, which sent other major market indexes down sharply as well.