1.  Eaton said large institutional investors today are putting more pressure on publicly traded companies to increase their returns.

2.  Although hostile takeovers have been rare in Germany, where large banks through direct stakes control the policy making boards of many large traded companies, times are changing.

3.  Also a major shareholder, according to his secretary, in President Casinos Inc., a publicly traded gaming company.

4.  Among the leaders in the new government, Deputy Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra founded several publicly traded companies that are rivals to TelecomAsia and Thai Telephone.

5.  American depository receipts, or ADRs, are shares in the United States that represent the stock of publicly traded foreign companies.

6.  American Express Co. won a legal challenge to a Florida regulation that barred certified public accountants from describing themselves as CPAs if they work for a publicly traded company.

7.  An independent Palm would join Psion PLC of Britain, one of its competitors, among the thin ranks of publicly traded companies devoted to handheld computing.

8.  Amway Asia is one of the two publicly traded companies that sell goods made by closely held Amway Corp. of Michigan.

9.  Analysts are also downgrading earnings for publicly traded companies, including banks, as the poor-performing property sector could hit a wide range of companies.

10.  And by offering shares to traded companies, NASDAQ would have an incentive for new listings, and for its current listings to stay put.