71.   In early January, when Greenspan cut rates by one half of a percentage point, stocks roared as investors exuded confidence that the market could indeed be saved.

72.   In Indianapolis, for example, the city has improved productivity and cut costs by placing municipal unions in competition with the private sector for government contracts.

73.   In February, the company restated third-quarter earnings, cutting them by a third, after overestimating cash reserves.

74.   In recent years, Gillette has looked to cut costs by closing factories that make its less important product lines and outsourcing the work.

75.   Intel expects the cost of ownership to be cut by about half.

76.   Internet portal Terra Lycos USA announced a round of layoffs Tuesday as part of a round of cost cutting by its Spanish parent.

77.   Israeli farmers have already had their supply cut by a quarter.

78.   Last week both Microsoft and Nintendo were forced to cut the price of their video game systems in response to a price cut by Sony.

79.   Ludmila Salnikova, editor of Health, a monthly magazine insert, has seen its pages cut and her staff cut by half.

80.   Many analysts expect the central bank to either leave lending rates unchanged or cut them by less than deposit rates, in part to help out state banks.