21.  Big industrial companies like DaimlerChrysler and Siemens are converting their own books and prodding their suppliers to deal in euros as quickly as possible.

22.  Both issues are now fairly priced compared with issues of other industrial companies with similar ratings, according to Bloomberg Fair Value analysis.

23.  A bill pending in the Senate Banking Committee would allow banks to merge with securities firms, insurers or even industrial companies.

24.  A higher minimum wage is also expected to boost consumer spending, helping utility and some industrial companies, traders said.

25.  A memorandum of understanding with one of six Asian industrial companies which submitted bids for the shares was recently signed, Sakrapan said.

26.  A survey of industrial companies showed a slowing economy.

27.  AEP and Conoco said the ventures will buy power plants from other industrial companies and lease them back to their former owners.

28.  After interviewing the top computer consultants and industrial companies, he reached a conclusion.

29.  After the Westinghouse separation, the industrial company will remain in Pittsburgh, while the broadcast operations will be based in New York.

30.  Although banks and industrial companies have been trimming economics departments for years, the employment distress in this field has never been so acute.