61.   Some countries that were counted on to participate either pulled back or announced lower cuts than expected.

62.   SINGAPORE stocks closed mixed, with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. rising after it announced cuts in rates on international data communication.

63.   Skolfield said Shalala was not aware that Medicare was underpaying for such services when she announced the cuts in May.

64.   So far, no specific job cuts have been announced, Hurst said.

65.   Still, the cuts would come at a time of retrenchment on Wall Street, as Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and others have recently announced job cuts.

66.   Still, Foley met briefly on Tuesday with Hashimoto, who plans to announce tax cuts on Wednesday.

67.   Terra Lycos cited a soft market for online advertising, a trend that has also plagued other Internet service providers that have announced job cuts lately.

68.   That sharp cut was announced on a Friday, leading to a sharp selloff that continued through the following Monday.

69.   The bank, in fact, sold to Charlotte-based First Union a month after the big cuts were announced.

70.   The Bundesbank left its discount and Lombard rates unchanged and announced a cut in its key money market rate for the next two weeks.