21.   The U.S. economy exhibited further weakness today as a gauge of future business activity fell for the fourth time in five months and claims for unemployment insurance rose.

22.   According to one explanation for the slide, traders realized that further rate cuts would only result from further weakness in the U.S. economy.

23.   But he anticipated further weakness, noting that new orders had not grown since June and new export orders were down in November for a second consecutive month.

24.   But he also forecast further weakness.

25.   Further weakness in the rupiah and the new rioting in the capital city sent shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange tumbling, brokers said.

26.   He said further weakness in the Japanese yen could trigger a second wave of damaging currency devaluations beyond those experienced in the region last year.

27.   He said that further weakness in the Japanese yen could trigger a second wave of damaging currency devaluations beyond those experienced in the region last year.

28.   In other words, investors look out for fundamental values of stocks that can withstand further market weakness.

29.   Investors had once again turned cautious following the further weakness on the Malaysian ringgit to the dollar cross-rate.

30.   Japanese stocks fell sharply Tuesday morning, weighted down by an overnight drop on Wall Street and further weakness in the U.S. dollar against the yen.