1.   Companies May become less willing to deliver services that do not contribute adequately to accounts and balance sheets.

2.   Television companies may to prefer to err on the safe side rather than to put their profits at risk by incurring sanctions of this order.

3.   Australian stocks recovered from an earlier loss to close higher, on renewed optimism that companies may be able to weather slower growth in Asia.

4.   A spokeswoman for Andersen Consulting in London declined to comment but said the company might later today.

5.   But Menlow does not expect Indians stock to open to a surge of interest, the way a new Internet company might.

6.   By May the company made several changes to make QuickSilver safer, according to a spokeswoman.

7.   Companies may either expense interest costs linked to construction or capitalize them, for instance.

8.   If communication breaks down during a recession, the company might, too.

9.   Looking at what other American companies may have a similar degree of exposure.

10.   New York metropolitan area stocks fell, led by Warner-Lambert Co. as investors speculated the company may no longer be a takeover candidate.