91.   Cellular phones have also surged in popularity in Japan in the last year as falling prices triggered by increased competition have attracted consumers.

92.   CHINA stocks fell, led by Bengang Steel Plates Co., on concern excess capacity and falling prices will dent corporate earnings.

93.   Capital spending at Motorola, the communications giant, has been curtailed because of a worldwide downturn in semiconductor sales and falling prices for these computer chips.

94.   China is already facing an economic crisis in the countryside, where its vast rural population is being squeezed between rising costs and falling prices for crops.

95.   Compaq shares more than doubled from their lows this year as the company prospered on falling prices for semiconductor chips and other components.

96.   Companies around the world combined at a slower pace in the third quarter, as falling stock prices made acquisitions more expensive.

97.   Computer makers are scrambling to boost profits threatened by slowing sales growth and falling prices.

98.   Computer-related stocks rallied as investors bet that falling prices for personal computers will cause sales to surge later this year.

99.   Consumer confidence in the economy fell in October for the fourth consecutive month amid concerns about falling stock prices.

100.   Cotton, though ailing from falling prices and excess supply, has rebounded from the assault of synthetic fibers.