Some analysts here surmised that China was using the deal to gain access, and, down the road, possibly control, of one of the world's most sophisticated telecommunications companies.

Next they maneuvered their own giant radar dish on Chesapeake Bay to pick up radiation emitted from the "chicken farm" that analysts surmised could be caught bouncing off the moon.

Real estate funds also held quite a few new issues, probably because growing demand oustrips the supply of seasoned stocks in that category, the analysts surmised.

(His relationship with Lazard may be cooling, some analysts surmise: the French bank is now representing Guinness in the merger with Grand Met.)

The decline in stocks over the last three sessions also raises questions about whether the market has hit bottom, as some analysts surmised after the recent rally.

The bailouts, Mr. Kinmont said, have as much to do with the weak state of the banks, which some analysts surmise would have been sunk had Daiei and others failed.

That was what Walt Disney provided to America - not escape, as so many analysts would surmise, but control and the vicarious empowerment that accompanied it.

The declines raise questions about whether the market has hit bottom, as some analysts surmised after the recent rally.

The analysts surmised that many load funds have hefty 12b-1 marketing fees, which help the funds grow larger even though the sought-after savings from economies of scale never materialize as expected.