1.   If stew is too thick, add chicken stock as needed for desired consistency.

2.   Eladon will supply the centre with future stocks as required.

3.   Also, Goldman could use its stock as a currency to make acquisitions or enter alliances after going public.

4.   Among the biggest losers were mining stocks as metal prices dropped further.

5.   Amid the uproar over the conflicts of interest at traditional brokerage firms, Charles Schwab Corp. has begun rating stocks as part of its gradual move toward advising investors.

6.   An analyst said yesterday that investors are switching out of growth stocks like biotechnology and into cyclical stocks as interest rates rise.

7.   An afternoon surge in bonds helped boost stocks as some traders anticipated that an economic slowdown in the second half of the year will reduce the risk of inflation.

8.   An early rally faded, and the New York Stock Exchange halted trading in stock after stock as sell orders poured in.

9.   Analysts said the company also raised the prospect of using the stock as currency in other business partnerships and alliances.

10.   And Carr has not been afraid to offer the chance to buy Tellium stock as a sweetener to executives at potential customers.