81.   The drop was attributed to falling prices for raw materials, a sign of weaker industrial demand.

82.   The Fremont, California-based company blamed the lower forecast on weaker demand for modem and audio chips, and the news dragged other semiconductors shares lower.

83.   The largest increase came in Singapore, possibly indicating weaker demand from China, while increases in Rotterdam, Hamburg and Genoa showed weakening consumption in Europe.

84.   The increase comes at a time of weaker demand, as many U.S. coffee drinkers switch to cold beverages for the summer.

85.   The networking equipment maker said demand during the quarter was strong for its newer, high-end products, though older products saw weaker demand.

86.   The networking equipment maker said demand during the quarter was strong from its newer, high-end products, although older products saw weaker demand.

87.   The president and chief executive, Jacques Bougie, said that despite weaker demand for some products, prices remained firm.

88.   The polyester business, which has had problems meeting its profitability target, has had to cope with weaker demand for polyester fiber from a weak apparel industry.

89.   The reason for the slowdown in revenue, Intel said, was weaker demand in Europe for its microprocessing chips.

90.   The resulting strong demand for yen and weaker demand for dollars have led to a post-World-War-II low in the value of the dollar.