11. Like other newspaper publishers, the Times has been cutting staff and making other cost reductions as it copes with a steep downturn in advertising. 12. The company also said it anticipates aluminum sales to aircraft makers to fall sharply as the aerospace industry braces for a steep downturn. 13. The deal marks the second purchase for Cisco in less than a month after a long drought that coincided with a steep downturn in the communications industry. 14. Wall Street is now coping with a steep downturn. |