11.  Argentine stocks rose for a third day after the government reported progress on plans to overhaul labor legislation and sell the state-owned National Mortgage bank.

12.  As budget talks continued Monday, progress was reported on several fronts.

13.  Bargaining between the White House and Congress resumed Friday, but little new progress was reported.

14.  Boeing representatives sought to work out a compromise with EU officials, and so far both sides report no progress.

15.  Boeing representatives sought to work out a compromise with EU officials, and so far both sides reported no progress.

16.  Both sides reported scant progress at the end of the day.

17.  A five-hour meeting in New York between Santa and department store owners ended today with neither side reporting progress.

18.  A company spokesman said it hoped to report progress on further sales within the next few months.

19.  A meeting of EU finance ministers and central bankers last weekend in Luxembourg reported no progress on an EU-wide agreement to discourage cross-border evasion.

20.  A source close to Berg reported no progress in negotiations as of Thursday night.