51.   Slowing sales in Asia were part of the problem for software maker Oracle.

52.   Slowing sales prompted warnings from some apparel stores that profits would be below expectations.

53.   Slowing sales will cause Cogenex to violate covenants on some unsecured notes, Eastern said.

54.   Starts of new U.S. housing dropped for a third straight month in July as builders faced up to slowing single-family home sales and a weakening economy.

55.   Starts of new U.S. housing dropped for the third month in a row during July as builders faced the prospect of slowing single-family home sales.

56.   Starts of new U.S. housing dropped for the third mont in a row during July as builders faced the prospect of slowing single-family home sales.

57.   Speed sells computers, even though the market has seen drastically slowing sales during the past few months.

58.   Technology shares fell nationwide after Digital Equipment Corp. warned of slowing sales and depressed profits.

59.   The brightening export outlook is offset by slowing sales at home.

60.   The announcement made some investors nervous, as experiments with the structure of the sales team at technology companies often means slowing sales, analysts said.