21.   U.S. soybean prices have weakened since early December as world demand slows from Asia and as expectations rise for a bumper crop in Brazil.

22.   U.S. soybean prices have weakened amid expectations that Brazil would harvest a record crop in March, bringing fresh competition to the U.S. market.

23.   Union Carbide Corp. and Mobil Corp. both recently warned that chemical prices are weakening.

24.   Treasury prices weakened for the first time in five sessions.

25.   Treasury prices weakened Tuesday as market participants, faced with additional new supply, squared their positions ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

26.   Wheat futures prices weakened again Friday on the Kansas City and Chicago boards of trade.

27.   While slumping stock prices may further weaken the market for new issues, they are not expected to derail any deals.

28.   Planting of the winter wheat crop has been slowed by dry soil conditions, but recent precipitation has speeded up the process and has caused prices to weaken.

29.   Analysts added that major oil companies have succeeded in trimming production costs, enabling them to make profits even if prices weaken.

30.   At the same time, sliding share prices weaken investor confidence, keeping other investors from moving into the currency.