1.   As the trade dispute expands, Gilbert has diversified to insulate his business from the tomato flap.

2.   By reducing financing costs and better insulating their businesses, companies are putting themselves on surer footing.

3.   Medical stocks are popular because the health care business is largely insulated from the economy.

4.   The government is debating ways to remove barriers that have long insulated Japanese businesses from foreign competition.

5.   The news comes two months after the company said it would discontinue the liquid polysulfide and insulated glass businesses in Moss Point.