| 1 | A global brand fund would be a long-haul investment, it ought to look like a blue chip fund. | |
| 2 | The stocks are generally smaller and more technology-oriented than the giant Chinese blue chips listed in Hong Kong. | |
| 3 | Blue chip companies Sony, Panasonic, Toyota and Nissan all reported losses in May, and most are forecasting the same for the current fiscal year. | |
| 4 | According to the latest Blue Chip monthly survey, four out of five financial forecasters reckon the central bank's next move will be to cut the federal funds rate. | |
| 5 | Futures pegged to the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 250 points in electronic trading Sunday evening, pointing to a sharply lower open for the blue chip index Monday morning. |