1.   Asian stocks reeled, as weakening currencies and rising interest rates sharpened concern that corporate earnings growth and entire economies will slow across the region.

2.   Corporate profits will probably grow about that much next year, when growth will slow across much of the region, analysts said.

3.   However, the EU executive agency said economic growth is slowing across Europe, making it harder to raise taxes needed to reduce public borrowing.

4.   In explaining its action, the Fed described an economy that is slowing across the board.

5.   The layoffs lend weight to reports that revenue growth is slowing across the online advertising industry.

6.   Though growth has slowed across much of Southeast Asia, the Clinton administration has singled out Indonesia for special attention.

7.   Growth had slowed across Asia and Malaysia, while Singapore and Taiwan were in recession, he said.