11.   Newly appointed Cabinet members maintained a cautious outlook after their morning meeting.

12.   Other PC-makers, including Dell Computer Corp., Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., have issued cautious outlooks.

13.   Santa Clara, California-based Intel also provided an unusually cautious outlook to investors about fourth-quarter revenue.

14.   The cautious outlook is prompted by expected price cuts and increasing competition, analysts said.

15.   The ministry says the survey shows that many companies still maintain cautious outlook on the economy.

16.   A number of tech companies issued cautious outlooks last week, including Compaq Computer, Oracle and Computer Sciences.

17.   And even though Intel topped expectations, it issued a cautious outlook for third-quarter prospects.

18.   Cautious outlooks from Microsoft and IBM sent technology stocks sharply lower Friday as investors worried that an economic recovery might be further delayed.

19.   Cautious outlooks from Microsoft and IBM sent technology stocks sharply lower Friday, as investors worried that an economic recovery might be further delayed.