91.   Analysts say the data clearly shows the economy is weakening and may provide an impetus for the Fed to cut rates.

92.   As the economy weakens, joblessness has increased.

93.   But as the economy weakens, many are facing financial problems that leave them less able to help their parents.

94.   But if industrialized economies should further weaken, it could provoke a world recession, he said.

95.   But the country ran into trouble last year, when the economy weakened for the first time in years.

96.   Conference Board economist Ken Goldstein pointed out that the economy was weakening even before the attacks.

97.   CSFB, like other investment banks, has been under pressure to cut salaries, bonuses and staffs as profits have fallen and the economy weakened.

98.   Despite showing some strength Tuesday, the dollar was weighed down from what traders called lingering fears that the U.S. economy is weakening at a quick pace.

99.   Headway signed the deal with the Shanghai agency last August, but the U.S. economy has weakened since and many firms have folded or announced plans to cut jobs.

100.   If job loss outpaces job creation, the fragile economy could weaken further.