1.   Automakers are temporarily able to weather the slump at home by boosting exports, particularly to the United States.

2.   But they are expected to weather the slump because they have so much cash on hand and actually own their buildings.

3.   Henderson weathered the slump in Hong Kong apartment prices because of sales booked while the market was still hot.

4.   So-called cyclical companies such as Stone, whose business is sensitive to swings in the economy, may have more difficulty than others weathering slumps in the economy.

5.   That helps companies such as Ng Fung Hong weather economic slumps.

6.   That has helped the company weather a slump in the broader online trading business.