1.  Analysts said Thomson and Hollinger are the companies most likely to outperform the industry this year.

2.  An insurance industry spokeswoman said she thinks other companies likely will give the break to good students eventually.

3.  Argentine stocks rose as investors bought shares of companies likely to benefit from the robust economic growth forecast for this year.

4.  Boeing had been targeted as the company most likely to receive the orders.

5.  A Commerzbank report also highlights ProSieben and WCM as the companies most likely to get an MDAX listing.

6.  But if the impact is serious and cuts deeply into profits, the company likely will issue a warning to Wall Street before then so there are no surprises.

7.  Companies most likely to see earnings falter as the result of weak Asian demand include semiconductor makers.

8.  Companies likely to be hit hardest include British Steel Plc, Imperial Chemical Industries Plc and British Aerospace Plc, he said.

9.  Companies likely to be interested include American firms.

10.  Companies likely to benefit from a pickup in the Japanese economy, and export-oriented businesses that benefit from a weaker yen, analysts said.