11.  Mixed at best, said analysts.

12.  Overall, expectations are for exports to continue growing while imports remain close to current high levels, said analysts and business executives.

13.  Several forces are now working in the favor of financial stocks, said analysts and investors.

14.  Several forces are working in the favor of financial stocks, said analysts and investors.

15.  Should proposals to change this structure come into effect, the sale price would be higher to compensate, said analysts.

16.  Store owners, municipal governments and other services in those areas can expect less revenue in the next year, said analysts and residents.

17.  Still, the overall picture of depressed consumer demand remains, said analysts.

18.  The company announced yesterday its first product for the Internet, BeyondMail, and said analysts got a demonstration at the trade show in Boston.

19.  The dip represents short-term concerns, not long-term promise, said analyst Bob Wilkes of Brown Brothers Harriman in New York.

20.  The increase was above expectations and is likely to prompt declining share prices tomorrow, said analysts.