11.   He said weaker corporate earnings and individual investors who cut back sharply on mutual fund purchases when the market slumped in the summer are potential warning signs.

12.   However, as the stock and bond markets slumped this year, fund owners discovered the value of their holdings has dropped.

13.   Instead, the market slumped.

14.   Internet stocks suffered another pummeling Wednesday as the technology-laden Nasdaq market slumped for the fifth consecutive day.

15.   It was the seventh gain in the nine days since world markets slumped amid concern slowing growth in Asia will hurt company earnings.

16.   Italian markets slumped at the news of an imminent crisis, although they picked up somewhat by the end of the day.

17.   It then settled back as those markets slumped.

18.   Monday, the market slumped badly after strong housing and manufacturing reports raised concern that the Fed might indeed make a pre-emptive strike much as it did in March.

19.   NEW ZEALAND bonds declined as U.S. and Australian markets slumped.

20.   Personal finance magazines are growing, even when financial markets are slumping.