21.   A drop in consumer prices in big German states pointed to slowing inflation nationwide and revived hopes of an interest-rate cut by the Bundesbank.

22.   A missed cut by Woods and a strong finish by Els could reverse their positions.

23.   A new survey shows the number of planned job cuts by major U.S. businesses surged in October to the highest level in nine months.

24.   A separate report today showed the number of planned job cuts by major U.S. businesses declined in October from a year ago.

25.   A rise in U.S. rates would slow demand for Canadian exports and reduce the likelihood of further interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada.

26.   A weaker franc contributed to doubts about any cut by the Bank of France, as the deutsche mark gained ground against most other currencies.

27.   About midway through this album, the aesthetics abruptly change, with cuts by the Isley Brothers, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell, Rick James and Rose Royce.

28.   Advanced Micro said then that price cuts by Intel Corp. would prevent it from realizing the benefit of increased production volumes of its fastest chips.

29.   Advanced Micro said price cuts by the Intel Corp. would prevent it from realizing the benefit of increased production volume of its fastest chips.

30.   Both parties are hiding the true costs of their proposed tax cuts by deferring the problems to the future.