51.   High crude oil prices are prompting some refineries to cut production.

52.   However, for firms such as iron and steel producers, cutting production may not be enough to make a dent in inventories.

53.   Honda Motor Co. will cut domestic production of sport-utility vehicles next month because of slowing demand, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said.

54.   If consumers continue to keep spending under wraps, manufacturers may have trouble generating new orders, forcing them to cut production and prices to move growing inventories.

55.   If Iran, Iraq and Venezuela cut production just a bit we could soak up any Saudi increase.

56.   If the organization cuts production to buoy oil prices, it could aggravate the risks of a global recession.

57.   If consumers keep spending under wraps, manufacturers may have trouble generating new orders, forcing them to cut production and prices to move growing inventories.

58.   In addition, Ford cut production because it had overestimated demand and built too many cars and trucks earlier in the year.

59.   In fact, as demand from consumers leveled off last year, American businesses were slow to cut production, and ended up with huge excess inventories.

60.   In fact, the world is now so awash in oil that OPEC recently cut production to revive swooning prices.