1.   According to numbers supplied by International Data Corp., Compaq has halted the portable market share slide that began with the problems caused by its troubled earlier models.

2.   Combine that with falling consumer confidence and a market slide already in motion, and the decision to buy stocks is a tougher decision, he said.

3.   Currently, the market slide means little to most Russians.

4.   Demming says most Vanguard shareholders seem to have taken the market slide in stride.

5.   Hoping to stem its market slide in Britain, America Online said Monday that it would lower the monthly cost of subscribing to its service here.

6.   In a market slide, losses can be exacerbated by that circle of events, analysts said.

7.   In this market slide, virtually everybody has shrunk.

8.   Long-term investors should remember to do something that might not occur to them as markets slide -- buy more stocks or mutual funds.

9.   Lynch advises people to take market slides in stride as a normal part of the investment cycle.

10.   Maybe if you listened more to the men and women who build the cars instead of the accountants who cheapen them, the market slide might slow down.