Its shares have more than tripled in the last year and it seemingly sets new trading records every month.

If a settlement does give the cigarette companies full immunity, many analysts predict their shares will double or triple in value.

The shares have tripled this year on hopes that the asset values would be realized through public offerings of the company's chemicals and gold units.

Coach's common shares have more than tripled in value since they were first sold to the public in October 2000.

Corvis's shares more than tripled in their first days of trading, rising to $108.06 by Aug. 4.

Its shares have nearly tripled since the summer of 1999.

The shares have more than tripled in price since the company, which makes software for using the Internet, went public in August.

The share of food and feed grain grown under contract has tripled by some estimates to 6 percent, from less than 2 percent in 1970.

First National's share of consumer deposits nearly tripled, to 40 percent.

Under the program, reports the Journal , women's share of federal highway funds has tripled.