1.   And some economists said tax breaks for capital investments would have limited effect as long as corporations continued to have more production capacity than they needed.

2.   But one cause for the surge in strikes is that many corporations continue to demand concessions.

3.   Corporations continue to shed jobs as they try to shrink, restructure, merge or acquire their way to improved bottom lines.

4.   Corporations may continue to bribe officials of political parties.

5.   Corporations continue to cut staff and substitute technology for people.

6.   Corporations sometimes continue to support programs in the former home bases of companies they have absorbed.

7.   Corporations would continue to pay taxes on their earnings.

8.   Corporations continue their rush to lock in long-term financing at near record low interest rates.

9.   Corporations continue to invest at record rates in more advanced equipment, especially personal computers and other high-tech tools to trim labor costs.

10.   Corporations continued to warn about weakening earnings Friday.