1.   Letters to be read out were spread all over the desk, along with newspaper clippings and research notes on my two guests.

2.   Analysts write reports or research notes.

3.   Analysts at Robertson Stephens, CIBC World Bank, and US Bancorp Piper Jaffray issued research notes, citing data from the abstracts.

4.   ABN Amro Hoare Govett is advising investors to sell holdings of the drug company, the Daily Telegraph said, citing a research note from analysts at the broker.

5.   Brown Inc., said in a research note issued Monday.

6.   For a fee, Fidelity customers can get daily research notes generated by Salomon Brothers, the New York investment bank.

7.   Henderson said some shipments of Encad products to two customers, Eastman Kodak Co. and Oce N.V., were made ahead of schedule, according to his research notes.

8.   In a research note Wednesday, he said the company will be hurt by four fewer shipping days in the fourth quarter.

9.   In comments to Salomon brokers before the market opened on Tuesday and in a research note that followed, Grubman played down the inquiry into WorldCom.

10.   In a research note, UBS Securities said the acquisition is to go ahead later this year.