21.   Kawasaki Steel Corp. lowered its forecast by nearly one-quarter, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. cut its estimate by one-fifth.

22.   Kawasaki Steel Corp. yesterday lowered its forecast by nearly one-quarter, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. cut its estimate by one-fifth.

23.   Just like in the microchip sector, these growth forecasts are being lowered because of a slowdown in demand for personal computers.

24.   Kawasaki Steel Corp. lowered its forecast by nearly one-quarter, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd cut its estimate by one-fifth.

25.   Many economists have lowered their forecast for growth this year, expecting economic turmoil in Asia to weigh on Germany.

26.   Machine-tool and engineering companies have lowered their forecasts for exports next year.

27.   Mitsubishi Electric Corp. continued to slide after it last Friday lowered its forecast, falling to its lowest price ever.

28.   Moore said he expected Oracle to lower its forecast for the current quarter, but he did not fault the company for delaying that discussion.

29.   Most economists had thought Brown would lower his forecast.

30.   Now, with substantially further erosion in that spending, Coen said, he would lower his forecast again.