1.   A second straight drop in imports and rise in demand kept stockpiles from posting the larger seasonal gain analysts that expected.

2.   In NEW YORK, copper was little changed amid signs that steady industrial demand will keep stockpiles below year-ago levels, even as mine production grows.

3.   The decline reinforced perceptions that strong demand from U.S. construction companies and other industrial users in the next two months will keep stockpiles below year-earlier levels.

4.   The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has long declined to keep public stockpiles of potassium iodide, but officials said Wednesday they could change their minds.

5.   Feith said the United States needs to keep a stockpile of warheads to give the nation flexibility to respond to future threats.

6.   The emergency stockpile is being kept in storage tanks in New Jersey and Connecticut in case of supply disruptions.