1.   As the economy slows, the Markets are likely to trim their estimates of sustainable growth in both productivity and profits.

2.   Shares fell slightly amid concern that the economy is slowing.

3.   Shares of consumer product companies that post steady earnings increases even when the economy slows gained this week.

4.   Signs that the economy is slowing after years of expansion has weighed on stocks in recent weeks.

5.   Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.

6.   When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.

7.   Allowing more exports of high-performance computers has become even more important now that the U.S. economy is slowing, he said.

8.   Although recent surveys suggest lean inventories, orders are down and manufacturers expect the economy will slow.

9.   American consumers have so far remained relatively optimistic as the economy has slowed, and there were concerns that they would pull back, further slowing the economy.

10.   Amid the crisis, the economy slowed.