81. Lumber producers, for example, have seen prices decline as a result of lower demand for home construction materials in South Korea and Japan. 82. Many dairy farmers seized on the study, especially after the autumn price declines in milk. 83. Mainframe, semiconductor and storage sales declined, mostly because of price declines. 84. Many people assume that price declines have occurred only in appliances and electronics. 85. Materials handling products suffered from price declines as customers in the glass and other industries demanded price cuts due to falling raw material prices. 86. Many Venezuelan companies trade shares in the U.S. so price declines on Wall Street often hurt local shares. 87. Meanwhile, Western Natural Gas futures advanced in active trading, with strength coming from forecasts for colder weather and short-covering after recent price declines. 88. Metal stocks are also expected to decline as commodity prices decline on expectations that Asian demand for metals will fall. 89. McGurn also would like to see a cooling-off period between the time a share price declines and the company chooses to reprice its options. 90. Most seemed not to care because the cost was stable as price declines offset tax boosts. |