11.   It was the fourth straight month of healthy apparel sales, following two years of waning demand.

12.   Its European operations will have a small loss for the quarter because of waning demand and smaller margins.

13.   On Friday, U.S. stocks retreated for the second day on growing concern that earnings to be reported this week will show waning demand for computer-related products.

14.   Other computer-related companies were also hard hit by investors concerned about waning demand.

15.   Other computer-related shares fell on concern that chipmakers like Altera and networking companies are seeing waning demand in North America.

16.   Results were hurt by waning demand for black-and-white copiers and higher expenses.

17.   Similarly, semiconductor stocks were pushed lower, as fears of waning demand spread among traders.

18.   Soybeans and soybean oil prices sank after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast waning demand for exports will cause inventories to rise.

19.   The chipmaking equipment company was affected by the forecasts of specialized chipmakers Altera Corp. and Xilinx Inc. earlier this week, which warned of waning demand in North America.

20.   The company, which makes chips used in networking equipment, warned that quarterly sales will slow because of waning demand in North America.