1.   Altera is one of many technology companies struggling with slowing sales in Asia, where a financial market slump has slashed economic growth.

2.   Auto shares fell amid signs of slowing sales.

3.   Automakers have partly offset slowing sales at home with exports to the U.S. and Europe where Japanese-made sport-utility vehicles are selling well.

4.   Between slowing sales, anthrax fears, and concerns about a prolonged war in Afghanistan, the long-term outlook for the economy is uncertain.

5.   Both Nortel and Lucent fell yesterday, after Lucent warned of slowing sales.

6.   A warning of disappointing profits from Electronics for Imaging Inc. increased investor concern that computer-related companies face declining margins and slowing sales.

7.   But the new home sales data Wednesday provide some of the first evidence that home prices may be moderating in response to slowing sales.

8.   But slowing sales do not appear to be a problem confined to Chrysler.

9.   Chipmaker stocks in both the U.S. and Japan have declined in recent months amid concern slowing sales will hurt profit growth.

10.   Concern about slowing sales of networking equipment has hurt the shares of companies that make components for the gear.