1.   The company will offset the losses by selling stocks and real estate.

2.   And companies can offset the higher costs.

3.   But for the second quarter in a row, the Atlanta cable company offset losses through one-time gains on investments.

4.   Chemical companies also offset losses as they continued to rise after gaining last week.

5.   CZECH stocks closed little changed as gains in phone company SPT Telecom AS, utility CEZ AS and engineering companies offset a decline in Komercni Banka AS.

6.   Falls in diversified resources companies offset some of the gains.

7.   GREEK stocks gained as rising bank and cement companies offset ex-dividend stocks such as Lavipharm SA and Michaniki SA.

8.   HONG KONG stocks were mixed as declines in Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and property companies offset a gain in HSBC Holdings Plc.

9.   In NEW YORK, U.S. stocks were mixed, as gains by Chevron Corp. and other oil companies offset a decline in drug and computer-related companies.

10.   Integrated oil companies can offset some of the volatility with their discovery and exploration activities.