1. Global semiconductor prices have plunged in recent months as chip supply has exceeded demand amid a market glut. 2. Heating oil has more weighing on it than just prospects for lower demand amid warmer weather. 3. Heating oil, meanwhile, has more weighing on it than just prospects for lower demand amid warmer weather. 4. International traders this month have looked for signs of increased gold demand amid war fears. 5. Other contract months continued to fall on slow export demand amid generally plentiful supplies. 6. Price declines were led by clothes and manufactured goods as retailers held summer sales hoping to spark demand amid a torpid economic recovery and record-high unemployment. 7. The company is counting on a sales boost from new models to help it overcome the expected reduction in car demand amid a worldwide economic slowdown. 8. Traders continued to watch for signs of export demand amid declining world stocks of wheat. 9. Wheat futures fell on a lack of demand amid mounting world supplies and stockpiles. 10. As is the case with other high-tech companies, the company said the drop in profits reflected a drop in demand amid the economic downturn. |