1.   Container operations had been satisfactory, he said, but bulk shipping markets had weakened significantly.

2.   Analysts said that level suggests the labor market is weakening, which should keep wage pressures muted.

3.   Asian markets have weakened steadily since October.

4.   As the labor market has weakened, wage growth has slowed, but only slightly.

5.   BOND TRADERS TAKE GAINS The Treasury market weakened as investors took profits after the strong gains this week.

6.   A decline in the monthly help-wanted index compiled by the Conference Board provided another hint that labor markets may weaken in the months ahead.

7.   But just about everyone involved is guessing and no one really knows if the auto market is weakening.

8.   Customer assets in mutual funds were flat in the fourth quarter, when international markets weakened and U.S. equity markets were volatile but little changed.

9.   In the long term, however, many analysts still see utilities in their usual role as safe havens, holding up when the broader market weakens.

10.   Soybean markets are weakening in the face of strong demand.