1.  But that news was overshadowed by the ISM data, which was welcomed like an early Christmas by economists and stock pickers because it is considered forward-looking.

2.  But the good news was overshadowed by caution about future earnings growth.

3.  But the news was overshadowed by an announcement that SmithKline would enter the lucrative but crowded market for cholesterol-lowering drugs.

4.  TELCO yesterday declared it will give three bonus shares for every five held, but that news was overshadowed by the disappointment over forward trading, analysts said.

5.  But anti-APEC protests have overshadowed positive news about APEC in local news reports.

6.  Doubts about technology overshadowed positive news from Boeing and DuPont Tuesday, forcing the stock market to give up a moderate advance and close sharply lower.

7.  The ensuing controversy has overshadowed news about the economy, crime and corruption in Mexican newspapers.

8.  Lacklustre trade in which shares barely moved early in the week was attributed by brokers to market anxiety about company profits overshadowing good news from Wall Street.