1.   As the U.K. stock market hits record highs, BTR Plc shares are plunging to seven-year lows.

2.   Companies such as Sony Corp. and Bridgestone Corp., which hit record highs yesterday, could slip.

3.   He stacks Tim Raines against Pete Rose and finds the latter lacking, the all-time hits record notwithstanding.

4.   In Germany, unemployment has hit record highs this year, while the economy is estimated to have contracted in the first quarter.

5.   Toyota, Honda and Canon have hit record highs in recent weeks.

6.   Bankruptcy debts have hit record highs, domestic consumption is stagnant and the financial system is weighed down by massive bad debts.

7.   Both exchanges have hit repeated record highs in the last month.

8.   The stock market had hit record highs on a belief that the economy was slowing to a more moderate pace that would keep inflation under control.

9.   The Frankfurt stock market hit record highs this week, boosted by a good Wall Street performance and a firm Frankfurt bond market.