11.  Michigan stocks fell for the week, led by Whirlpool Corp. and Lear Corp., as stocks in the broader U.S. markets declined on reports of weak company earnings.

12.  The buybacks, some investment analysts say, can be a sign of a weak company desperately attempting to improve prospects in the short term.

13.  The service said that the decision showed its determination to jettison weak companies.

14.  Fears of further collapses among financially weak companies hurt market sentiment, traders said.

15.  Okay, they also winnow out the weak companies, but that process, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan reminds us, is not inconsistent even within strong economies.

16.  On Wall Street, unease about weak company profits ruled the market.

17.  On Wall Street, investors had little reaction to the unemployment figures, remaining worried about weak company profits.

18.  The SET normally gives weak companies two years to revive themselves.

19.  The weak companies, banks and financial institutions must be allowed to go bankrupt.

20.  Thousands of financially weak companies in South Korea collapsed.