111.   Both companies have large operations there, making them vulnerable to an economic slowdown, Tagle said.

112.   Both companies said they were not worried about the possible economic slowdown in Southeast Asia.

113.   Brown said the recent economic slowdowns and slumping markets in Asia also reinforce the need for more open fiscal and monetary policies in developing countries.

114.   Bunds got a further boost from U.S. Treasuries, which advanced on speculation the U.S. economic slowdown could prompt an interest rate cut.

115.   Bozek, of Home Shopping Network, said he expected the sales from the Web site and the television channel to remain strong despite the economic slowdown.

116.   Business group surveys add to the growing evidence of an economic slowdown.

117.   Bush has vigorously defended the need for a major tax cut, saying that signs of a national economic slowdown make it more necessary.

118.   Business and political leaders have been clamoring for lower interest rates amid signs of an economic slowdown.

119.   But a larger economic slowdown, particularly in the United States, tightened corporate travel budgets, the company said.

120.   But after breaking down the averages, there are signs that Wall Street analysts are beginning to factor in an economic slowdown.