1.   Initial offerings, available today at www.

2.   The timing of initial offerings is the crucial factor in both countries.

3.   Though initial offerings in a handful of years did buck this trend, they did so by tiny amounts.

4.   Although it appeared dead in the water, the much-anticipated initial offering of CBS MarketWatch is back on track.

5.   Amid the turmoil, some representatives of the old economy are soldiering on with initial offerings.

6.   Analysts said Yahoo also probably is headed for an initial public stock offering.

7.   An initial offering electrified investors, something of a rarity on Wall Street this year.

8.   An initial offering would have made instant multimillionaires of veteran partners.

9.   Analysts say GM wants to make the parts-maker as profitable as possible before an initial public stock offering for Delphi sometime after this year.

10.   And after an initial offering, most companies become stingy.