1.   Cyclical, industrial stocks lagged badly amid disappointing earnings and worries about flagging economic growth.

2.   In the first few days of trading this year, nervous investors have already punished high-technology companies that have reported disappointing earnings.

3.   Many car manufacturers have reported disappointing earnings this year.

4.   Mr Tumazos warned that aluminum makers could post disappointing earnings this year if production increases as much as indicated.

5.   Stocks sold off sharply amid fears of disappointing earnings in the technology sector as well as continued concerns over the budget stalemate.

6.   Technology companies generally were down as several large companies reported disappointing earnings.

7.   The broader Market also Declined for a second day, behind disappointing earnings from Motorola INC.

8.   The disappointing earnings indicated to many investors that the boom in technology stocks is coming to an end.

9.   Already-nervous investors got an additional jolt when New York-based Schlumberger and Houston-based Diamond Offshore both reported disappointing earnings.

10.   Already nervous investors got an additional jolt when New York-based Schlumberger and Houston-based Diamond Offshore both reported disappointing earnings.