31.   Sales by producers and distributors posted the biggest drop in more than three years, the Commerce Department reported.

32.   Sales by producers and distributors posted the biggest drop in more than three years, the department said.

33.   Reports of sluggish business sent computer and health issues reeling and led the Nasdaq Composite Index to its biggest drop in more than six months.

34.   SHANGHAI B shares suffered their biggest drop in three months, tracking declines in Hong Kong.

35.   Short-term Treasuries surged Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest drop in almost six years.

36.   Sluggish retail sales, and the biggest drop in gasoline prices in more than four years, are helping keep inflation under control in the U.S.

37.   South Korean benchmark stock index posted its biggest drop in seven weeks after news reports linked the Hansol Group with a widening political corruption scandal.

38.   South Korean stocks posted their biggest drop in three weeks, as concerns about the weakening won prompted a wave of foreign selling.

39.   Sluggish retail sales, and the biggest drop in gasoline prices in more than four years, helped keep inflation under control in the U.S. last month.

40.   TAIWAN shares took their biggest drop in six days as bank shares fell amid signs of disapproval to the government of President Lee Teng-hui.