41.   Tuesday, the stocks were sliding, while the stocks of its competitors, the phone companies, were up.

42.   U.S. stocks slid for a third straight day amid concern that rising interest rates may erode corporate profits.

43.   With investors uneasy about corporate accounting scandals, economic weakness, the falling dollar, and the possibility of future terrorist attacks, stocks have slid relentlessly since March.

44.   A worse-than-expected unemployment report sent stocks sliding again Friday as investors got yet another indication that a business recovery may take longer than expected.

45.   After two days of relatively broad gains, the market reverted to its familiar divergent pattern, with technology stocks leaping higher while old-line industrial stocks slid.

46.   As for the European markets, stocks slid in Frankfurt and London but moved ahead in Paris.

47.   But the mergers that did occur last month showed a sharp rise in cash deals, which is expected to become a rising trend if stocks slide further.

48.   Electricity sector stocks slid further on Wednesday, after oil strikes in Argentina led to temporary plant closures on Tuesday on this side of the Andes.

49.   Energy stocks slid again amid concerns that mild weather and sagging fuel prices have hurt the group.

50.   European stock prices fell Friday as telecommunications stocks slid lower following a drop in Deutsche Telekom shares.