11.   And it likely will stay that way until the final cuts are announced.

12.   Apple is set to announce price cuts on Saturday on many models in its Performa consumer line of Macintoshes, and analysts say that will be only the start.

13.   At a meeting to announce budget cuts to the obstetrics department a year ago, it was Reinertsen who was admonished.

14.   BankAmerica said it announced the cuts so close to Christmas so it could account for severance and other costs before the end of the year.

15.   BancBoston Robertson Stephens, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch and many other firms have announced job cuts, too.

16.   Both Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. announced price cuts this week as well.

17.   A Boeing spokeswoman said the Philadelphia-area job cuts were announced previously.

18.   Alcatel SA of France and Siemens AG of Germany have announced cuts of thousands of jobs.

19.   British Airways Plc and Quantas Airways Ltd. have announced similar cuts in air fares.

20.   British Steel said demand has weakened during its third fiscal quarter, due to overstocking, and a number of European producers have announced cuts in output.