21.   The bank was trying to push Japan out of its worst slump since World War II.

22.   The commercial aircraft business is rebounding from its worst slump in decades, with orders at Boeing Co. so far this year exceeding those last year.

23.   The power play is in its worst slump in two seasons.

24.   The stocks recovered from late morning declines, helping pull the overall U.S. stock market out of its worst slump since mid-July.

25.   Truby insists nothing is physically wrong with him as he struggles through the worst slump of his brief major-league career.

26.   U.S. stocks suffered their worst slump since mid-July after Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that U.S. assets may be overvalued and inflation may accelerate.

27.   U.S. stocks suffered their worst slump since mid-July after Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that U.S. assets may be overvalued and inflation may not remain low.

28.   AC Milan will be mired even deeper in its worst slump in a decade if it loses to IFK Goteborg in one of eight Champions League matches Wednesday.

29.   Analysts said a wave of corporate restructuring has forced many companies to cut workers as the economy remains in its worst slump since World War II.

30.   By contrast, the Padres lost their fifth in a row, their worst slump since last August.