After meeting with Palm's management, Mr. Neff had come away a believer in the company's future and its battered shares.

Vivendi Universal's already battered shares closed down slightly at 11.97 euros, as investors awaited Mr. Fourtou's decisions.

Having already held on through such a disastrous selloff, they feel no desire to bail out now, even if they realize that their battered shares are wildly overvalued compared with net asset value.

Berkshire's no-confidence vote was not a surprise and had little impact on USAir's battered common shares, which closed unchanged today at $5.875.

But few questions were resolved, and the company's battered shares were again kept from trading in Toronto.

France Télécom's already battered shares fell 3.7 percent in European trading, to close at 10.63 euros.

You would bet your last battered share of Union Carbide that thinking about Bozo Nommo mumbo jumbo was not something he required of Natalie.

One of the worst quarters in stock market history ended on a mildly upbeat note, with bargain hunters stepping in cautiously to buy battered shares.

Ahold's battered shares rose 27 percent in Amsterdam trading, to close at 5.20 euros ($5.84) a share; the rally continued in the company's American depository receipts, which finished the day at $5.98.

British Energy's battered shares rose as much as 23 percent before falling back.