81.  The four-week moving average, a less-volatile gauge of employment conditions, fell to 334,750 last week from 340,750 the previous week.

82.  The initial warning sign came July 19 when the share price broke below the 90-day moving average of C$72.00.

83.  The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure of claims, rose to 382,500 from 364,750 the previous week.

84.  The index is in an uptrend if it is above the moving average and in a downtrend if it is below the average.

85.  The government reported Thursday that the four-week moving average of jobless claims rose to its highest level since July 1998.

86.  The less volatile four-week moving average for jobless claims also declined.

87.  The Labor Department's report on initial jobless claims showed that the four-week moving average edged down by 1,000, to 341,250.

88.  The Nikkei 225 and Topix indices have fallen near a closely watched technical support level -- the 200-day moving average.

89.  The less volatile four-week moving average for claims also declined.

90.  The New York Stock Exchange Index fell 1 point, to 246.85 on Wednesday, or only 24 percent above the 200-day moving average.