21.   Analysts said a cooling economy was offsetting the effects of lower mortgage rates.

22.   Auto executives acknowledged that the cooling economy is forcing them to act.

23.   Auto executives at the Frankfurt International Motor Show acknowledged that the cooling economy puts pressure on them to act.

24.   But the cooling U.S. economy has dampened demand for Japanese exports.

25.   But OPEC officials say they may need to act again before prices decline steeply, concerned that a cooling global economy will eat into demand for oil products.

26.   Investors had bid blue chips higher, believing the broader market was mostly intact despite the cooling economy.

27.   Led by Intel and Dell, the U.S. computer and pharmaceutical firms that have located here announced slowdowns, cutbacks and layoffs in line with the cooling American economy.

28.   Projections of tax revenue had been drastically revised downward in line with the rapidly cooling international economy.

29.   Some analysts said a cooling economy was offsetting the effects of lower mortgage rates.

30.   Stock prices were mixed Wednesday as investors digested the dual effects of modest inflation brought about by a cooling economy.