1.   And weak demand for cars and trucks has forced automakers to slash output and furlough workers.

2.   Adverse weather during the coming weeks could slash output.

3.   Fresh signs emerged today that the U.S. economy will slow over the next six months as manufacturers slash output in response to weakening demand for their products.

4.   It was for the fifth slide in the last seven months as sluggish sales and rising inventories prompted companies to slash output.

5.   Output was slashed due to the suspension of operations at the West Linapacan field off Palawan island.

6.   Slow sales and rising inventories, triggered by a series of tax increases this year, drove companies to slash output.

7.   Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and other assemblers slashed output to reduce their inventories.

8.   Valero slashed output at its Texas City, Texas, refinery because of the storm, and units in Houston that produce petrochemicals were shut down.

9.   Wheat futures jumped as investors grew concerned arctic cold in the Midwest will damage dormant crops and slash output at a time of tight supplies.

10.   Wholesalers have been cutting prices because manufacturers are slashing output following a worse-than-expected decline in consumer spending.