1.   Among the companies benefiting from cost cuts is Kellogg Co., while Quaker Oats Co. and Hershey Foods Corp. raised prices.

2.   Analysts said Swissair had promised cost cuts many times before, and that investors may wait and see whether management can deliver before buying the shares again.

3.   And he is using much of the money from divestitures and cost cuts to pay for a fairly aggressive acquisition program.

4.   Barad made it clear that Mattel is planning significant cost cuts to bolster its bottom line.

5.   But company officials did not disclose the nature of those cost cuts, or say whether they will involve job reductions.

6.   But Ms. Cohen said cost cuts would make less of a difference going forward.

7.   But several analysts questioned whether the cost cuts and increased profitability forecast by Tyco and AMP were realistic.

8.   Chairman Helmut Maucher has repeatedly said he expects higher earnings this year as sales grow, coffee prices fall, cost cuts take hold and the franc weakens.

9.   Cost cuts and sales growth mean the company will hit target, said Mazda President James Miller.

10.   Cost cuts in welfare and other programs should be decided jointly by federal, state and local governments.