1.  Although the economy may slow, it does not appear headed for a crash landing that would take down weak companies.

2.  At the same time, recession has depressed the stock market, making it difficult for weak companies to survive on their own.

3.  A financially weak company facing numerous claims can avoid bankruptcy by paying out scrip rather than cash.

4.  But market pros advise investors that financially weak companies may announce buybacks in a last-gasp attempt to boost their share prices.

5.  But those returns are likely to slow down, with the IPO market closed for now and weak companies going out of business or scaling back their ambitions.

6.  Consumers win, but some weak companies will be the losers.

7.  Creditors of weak companies worry that banks may want to encourage quick asset sales so that their loans will be repaid in a hurry.

8.  He said weak company earnings will continue to limit business travel.

9.  In the United States, since managers are allowed to stay, weak companies often turn to bankruptcy to avoid creditors and regroup.

10.  Maybe executives are learning that telling the truth about weak company prospects is not such a bad thing.