11.   Philippines shares slid further Friday, posting their third largest single-day points loss on record as investors sold amid prospects of an economic downturn.

12.   Shares slid for a second straight day Wednesday, triggered by sharp falls on Wall Street and in Tokyo.

13.   Since the allegations were made, Reliance shares have been sliding.

14.   Shares of Gillette slid following a report late Thursday that met most profit forecasts but warned of weak fourth-quarter sales and earnings due to inventory problems.

15.   Taiwan shares slid to a near eight-year low on concerns about the U.S. markets and the Taiwanese economy.

16.   THAI shares slid one per cent yesterday as foreign investors locked in profits, selling their finance sector stocks after two days of sharp market gains.

17.   Turkish shares slid for a second day Wednesday amid investor fears that the government was not acting fast enough to push through economic reforms.

18.   Computer Associates shares slid early Wednesday after a report that authorities opened a preliminary inquiry into whether the company deliberately overstated profits to inflate its stock price.

19.   Kmart shares slid further Tuesday amid a report that its board of directors was meeting to consider a possible bankruptcy filing for the troubled discount retail chain.

20.   Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri on Friday announced his irreversible decision to resign, sending shares sliding in the company he created to rebuild war-shattered Beirut.