1.   Calling prices stay the same because call distance determines the price.

2.   Home prices have stayed flat for the past year.

3.   Although they have fallen recently, oil prices could stay high, draining consumer spending around the world, reducing growth further.

4.   And as long as stock prices stay high, corporations will have the option of using their own shares to make purchases.

5.   Analysts caution, however, that if the Asia crisis lowers oil demand or if oil prices stay down for long, even long-term projects may slow.

6.   And that means prices will probably stay low for the rest of the year.

7.   And with it all, consumer prices have stayed fairly stable.

8.   As a result, prices can stay high for far longer than is necessary to signal the marketplace that a new supply is needed.

9.   As long as stock prices stay high, corporations can also use their own shares to make purchases.

10.   As a result, oil prices could stay relatively high far longer than most experts anticipate.