1.   And as fears increase that the oil strike could further disrupt Nigerian exports, oil prices have risen steadily in recent days.

2.   A strike could disrupt coffee supplies at a time when roaster demand is expected to grow, reducing stockpiles.

3.   A strike could disrupt the billing of calls and result in some phone connection delays for Verizon customers.

4.   A strike could disrupt the movement of coffee beans to ports for export.

5.   Even a protracted strike might not disrupt exports, they said.

6.   If booked on a Northwest flight that departs before Saturday, the carrier said a strike would not disrupt your travel plans.

7.   Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. fell as a three-week-old strike disrupted some of its service.

8.   Soybeans fell as expectations of a bumper crop in Brazil offset concern that a dockworkers strike there will disrupt exports.

9.   Soybeans fell for the first time in four days after a forecast for a record crop in Brazil offset concern that the dockworkers strike there will disrupt exports.

10.   Strikes anywhere can disrupt the flow of needed parts among factories.