1.   For the first time this year a majority of German executives in both the construction and manufacturing industries said the outlook deteriorated.

2.   The September CPI reading is slightly above market expectations, suggesting the inflation outlook is deteriorating.

3.   Unless Congress acts soon, the budget outlook may deteriorate even more as the economy shrinks, she said.

4.   The outlook on unemployment deteriorated in September, Insee said.

5.   The weather outlook is deteriorating for the planned Thursday afternoon launch of space shuttle Atlantis on a space station construction mission.

6.   -- Emerging markets, which depend on how much risk investors are prepared to take, may face tighter financing pressures if the global outlook deteriorates.

7.   But the outlook deteriorated for small timber manufacturers and was unchanged in the paper and food sectors.