61.   The company finally got a wake-up call when the Asian financial crises combined with slowing domestic sales.

62.   The company also is encountering concern about slowing sales in Asia, which pushed its shares to a seven-month low.

63.   The Commerce Department announced 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.

64.   The difficulties at Learning Co. have to do with slowing sales in the CD-ROM business in general, a Mattel spokesman said.

65.   The deal comes at a time of slowing sales and growing layoffs among U.S. small aircraft manufacturers.

66.   The first hit was in March when Dunlap warned of slowing sales.

67.   The personal computer industry has already warned of slowing sales.

68.   The Novato-based company warned investors its fiscal second-quarter earnings will be less than expected because of slowing sales.

69.   The question for investors in Digital and other technology issues is whether the slowing sales of personal computers is a temporary or protracted trend.

70.   The stock fell after the company warned analysts and investors at a conference that slowing European sales and currency fluctuations will reduce earnings this quarter.