1.   But the stalling economy and now the cost of heightened security have wiped out nearly all that the seaport and airport contribute to the city budget.

2.   For Europe and Japan, a firmer dollar hands a much-needed lift to their stalling economies.

3.   Its shooting on location here created hundreds of jobs, albeit temporary ones, and poured millions of dollars into a stalling economy.

4.   Defying the doomsayers, Chinese officials predicted Monday that their stalling economy would pick up speed later in the year as demand-driving investment took effect.

5.   Economists said the government needs to inject fresh money into the system in order to boost the stalling economy.

6.   Japan has faced growing pressure from the United States to beef up its banking system and boost its stalling economy.

7.   Japan should do more to revive its stalling economy and take a leading role in helping Asia overcome its currency crisis, U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley said Monday.

8.   Many economists expect the bank to reduce the cost of borrowing further in the coming months, once more data is available on the stalling European economy.

9.   The finance ministers and central bank governors also expressed confidence the global economic slowdown, led by a stalling U.S. economy, would be short-lived.