1.   Svanholm reiterated warnings that Volvo expects demand for trucks to decline in Europe following a downturn in the U.S.

2.   The decline in July starts came as little surprise following a downturn in sales the previous month.

3.   The new effort to curb large investments follows a downturn in political ties between Beijing and Taipei since last summer.

4.   Investors sold Japanese blue-chips following a downturn in New York yesterday.

5.   On the stock market, investors sold Japanese blue-chips following a downturn in New York on Monday.

6.   Tokyo stocks retreated Thursday morning, with selling led by technology issues following the downturn on Wall Street.

7.   The slide in Wall Street bonds and stocks encouraged currency volatility, Iggo added, with the dollar following the downturn.