11.   Telephone stocks rose in recent weeks as investors, concerned about whether an Asian slowdown will hurt corporate profits, sought companies with steady earnings and fat dividends.

12.   The Asian slowdown will inevitably lead to a shift in the flow of trade, Mussa said.

13.   The Asian slowdown also contributed to a worldwide oil glut that aided the continued American expansion and made American consumers feel more prosperous and secure.

14.   The Asian slowdown will affect American companies in several ways.

15.   The Australian dollar fell as a rout in the Indonesian currency rekindled worry that an Asian slowdown may crimp Australian exports.

16.   The effects of the Asian slowdown on U.S. companies could come as soon as Monday, when the U.S. releases the National Association of Purchasing Managers November index.

17.   The dollar declined against the mark in New York as U.S. stocks fell on speculation an Asian slowdown will lower profits of U.S. companies exposed to the region.

18.   Today they followed the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell on lingering concern that an Asian slowdown could hurt U.S. corporate profits.

19.   U.S. stocks were mixed on the last day of the year, on concern that an Asian economic slowdown could affect U.S. corporate profits.

20.   APEC members not affected by the Asian slowdown should do what they can to mitigate the effects of the crisis for all other members, she said.