11.  Cyclical companies are those whose fortunes are tied closely to the economy.

12.  Cyclical companies, such as metals, were hurt by the report showing weaker-than-expected manufacturing activity.

13.  French stocks closed little changed, as growing concern that some shares have become too expensive offset bright profit prospects for cyclical companies.

14.  Gains by so-called cyclical companies, which benefit when the economy expands, helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average advance.

15.  Gains in shares of technology companies helped to offset the losses among the so-called cyclical companies.

16.  Gone are the holdings of cyclical companies and government bonds accumulated by his predecessor, Jeffrey N. Vinik.

17.  He said he was seeing some investors shift from big, expensive multinationals to smaller, less expensive cyclical companies.

18.  His stock recommendations are concentrated in consumer cyclical companies, while avoiding most issues in basic industries.

19.  In anticipation of a rate cut, traders are snatching up shares of cyclical companies, which are thought a good bet if rates decline.

20.  In Germany, cyclical companies, whose performance is tied to economic cycles, pulled the DAXI Index down.