1.   In dollar terms, the decline was the largest decrease in orders ever recorded by the trade group.

2.   Prices U.S. businesses paid for imported goods dropped again in December, closing last year with the largest annual decrease on record, Labor Department figures showed today.

3.   The Commerce Department said the largest decreases in exports were in telecommunications equipment and industrial machinery, cars and parts and industrial supplies.

4.   The companies with the largest decreases are the PNC Bank Corp., Magma Copper Co., and First Union Corp.

5.   The largest decreases in short interest on the Big Board were International Paper, the Limited and Schering-Plough.

6.   The largest decreases in short interest on the Big Board were National City, Motorola, and USA Waste Services.

7.   The largest decreases in short interest were in Class E shares of General Motors Corp., Seagate Technology Inc., and Healthsouth Corp.

8.   The largest decrease in short interest was for Cardinal Health, a drug wholesaler.

9.   The largest decreases in short positions were in the shares of Iomega and Starbucks and in Intel warrants.

10.   The largest decreases in short interest on the New York Stock Exchange were Walt Disney Co., the American depository receipts of Madeco SA and Rhone-Poulenc.