61.   Orders from electric machinery makers, chemical makers, steelmakers, utilities and financial companies rose particularly strongly, an EPA official said.

62.   Construction machinery maker Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday it is teaming up with automaker DaimlerChrysler to manufacture medium-sized truck engines.

63.   German machinery maker Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG said Tuesday that a subsidiary covered up large losses for years with false bookkeeping.

64.   Instead of wielding threats against Japanese trade practices, he was praising the success of American medical and machinery makers in gaining sales in Japan.

65.   Ishikawajima Harima is a major shipbuilder and comprehensive machinery maker in Japan.

66.   Looking ahead, Matsushita said the business environment for electric machinery makers is likely to be tougher.

67.   NKK is looking to increase procurement particularly from machinery makers and materials producers in Europe and southeast Asia, a spokeswoman said.

68.   Other obvious Japanese stock plays include construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd. and Daiwa Kosho Lease Co., which makes temporary housing, Yagi said.

69.   Rival machinery makers Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric will form a joint venture to produce large-scale motors, company officials said Thursday.

70.   Steel companies, heavy machinery makers and other companies that would suffer from an anemic economy led the decline.