1.   Among the biggest HFCS makers is a well-known beneficiary of other types of federal largesse -- Decatur, Illinois-based Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

2.   As the biggest Japanese maker, Okuda said Toyota was trying to keep those tensions in check.

3.   After the close, the biggest maker of Internet equipment reported earnings that were better than consensus estimates.

4.   Buying Redland would make Lafarge second to RMC Group Plc as the biggest maker of ready-mix concrete.

5.   Cisco, based in San Jose, California, is the biggest maker of electronic devices and software that let computers exchange data through networks.

6.   Dallas-based Texas Instruments is the biggest U.S. maker of memory chips, the electronic components that store data for computers.

7.   Dell, the biggest U.S. PC maker, announced the recall Thursday in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

8.   Dow Corning, a joint venture of Dow Chemical Co. and Corning Inc. and once the biggest maker, has declared bankruptcy.

9.   Dow Corning Corp., which was once the biggest maker of implants, no longer produces them.

10.   Frye Tech of Boca Raton, Fla., has absorbed competitors and is now the biggest maker.