1.   For other stocks, the nominal value is fixed in terms of pounds sterling and hence all such stocks decline in real value due to price inflation.

2.   However, this may have the opposite effect if U.S. stocks decline on concern corporate profits will be hurt by higher borrowing costs.

3.   It slumped earlier as concern that slowing economies in Asia will hurt U.S. companies made U.S. stocks decline.

4.   Newsprint prices are expected to be steady as U.S. publisher stocks decline.

5.   Short-sellers, who make money when stocks decline, said the sell-off confirmed their warnings that many technology companies were badly overvalued.

6.   Traders say stocks will likely decline further in the coming week.

7.   Bush also noted that over the past week many Americans have seen the value of their stocks decline.

8.   Many Americans have also seen the value of their stocks decline.