41.   The stock has gotten hammered by internal problems and strong competition from Airbus, the European airplane maker.

42.   The stocks have been hammered by a recent cut in Medicare reimbursement rates for contract therapy.

43.   Until a few weeks ago, Hong Kong was largely immune from the weakening currencies and mounting debt that hammered stocks across Southeast Asia.

44.   Wall Street hammered its stock, and most rating agencies downgraded its debt to junk status.

45.   While investors hammered AOL stock, response at corporate headquarters in Vienna, Va., was calmly dismissive, downplaying the importance of NBC on the online service.

46.   You know technology stocks have been hammered when Bruce C. Baughman is buying them.

47.   Bond prices rose on Monday as investors sought the relative security of Treasuries on a day when stocks were hammered on Wall Street.

48.   Brazilian stocks have been hammered in recent months by worries over the impact of the Argentine economic crisis on the local economy.

49.   On Wednesday, stocks were hammered once again, dragged down by worries of an international economic slowdown.

50.   Retail stocks were again hammered on fears of reduced consumer spending in the second half of the year.