1.   Apple cited weakness of demand for its Performa line of consumer-oriented Macintosh computers, and short supply of its Powerbook portable machines.

2.   Citing weakness in the industry, analysts reduced their ratings on Wednesday for the Best Buy Co., a leading retailer of computers and electronics.

3.   Ericsson also cited market weakness that it expects to last all year.

4.   Feeney, who argued the latter view, cited weakness in companies like Altera Corp.

5.   It cited weakness in each of its international divisions.

6.   National Semiconductor cited weakness in overall semiconductor demand, but has singled out the Asian crisis before.

7.   Motorola cited weakness in chip sales and pricing.

8.   The company cited particular weakness in its paging business in the U.S. and China for the earnings disappointment.

9.   The company cited weakness in polymer sales.

10.   The company cited weakness in the Japanese yen, the Argentine peso, the Venezuelan bolivar and the South African rand as causes.