51.   Outback Steakhouse is struggling with declining sales because patrons are ordering cheaper sandwiches and salads instead of higher-priced entrees.

52.   Opel is currently suffering from flat earnings and declining sales, even though rivals Volkswagen and Daimler-Benz AG are enjoying double-digit sales and profit growth.

53.   Retail and Fed factory reports last week showed declining sales and production in April.

54.   Retail shares climbed even after the report on declining sales.

55.   Rates have recently been climbing as companies seek funds to service their high debts in the face of declining sales.

56.   Sales of VW Passat and Jetta sedans offset declining Golf sales.

57.   Scotts Valley, California-based Borland has posted losses from operations in its last six quarters amid declining sales of its database programs and competition from Microsoft.

58.   Retail and factory reports last week showed declining sales and production in April.

59.   Retail and Fed factory reports showed declining sales and production in April.

60.   Shimizu said after the close of trading on Friday that profit fell in the first six months of this year because of declining sales.