61.   In Manila, Philippine stocks slipped Thursday as last-minute profit-taking snuffed out earlier gains, traders said.

62.   In Japan, stocks slipped in renewed concern that poor corporate earnings would hurt the ability of banks to write off bad loans.

63.   Japanese stocks slipped Tuesday as investors took profits on recent gains, while the U.S. dollar fell against the yen.

64.   Japanese stocks slipped back Wednesday following a day of heady gains on hopes for a conservative victory in weekend elections and a rally on Wall Street.

65.   Japanese stocks slipped Friday following overnight weakness on Wall Street, while the dollar rose against the yen.

66.   Japanese stocks slipped Wednesday as investors sold issues to lock in profits before a series of national holidays.

67.   Japanese stocks slipped at midday Thursday following news U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin will step down.

68.   Japanese stocks slipped following the overnight weakness in U.S. stocks, traders said.

69.   Japanese stocks slipped.

70.   Meanwhile, Tokyo stocks slipped in early trading Thursday because of lingering uncertainty over the movement of stock markets around the world after recent instability.