21.   On market view, HLG Futures said the cash market will weaken and that any rebound in the May futures will be an opportunity for players to short.

22.   The biggest fear is that the labor market will seriously weaken, causing consumers to curtail their spending and tip the economy into recession.

23.   The biggest fear among economists is that the labor market will seriously weaken, causing consumers to curtail their spending and tip the economy into recession.

24.   The move came after the markets had weakened especially the peseta, threatening to dump the Spanish currency to its bottom course allowed within the European exchange mechanism.

25.   Traders said that after gaining in the morning session, share prices fell in the afternoon as the futures market weakened, fanning profit-taking.

26.   While consumer spending has held up fairly well during the economic slowdown, some analysts worry that could change if the labor market seriously weakens in the coming months.

27.   A technical rebound on Tuesday and Wednesday helped restore some losses but the market weakened again on the last two days of trading for the week.

28.   The bond market weakened on release of weaker-than-expected US economic statistics, Commerzbank said.

29.   The bond market weakened on the GDP figures, suggesting higher interest rates.