1.  Disappointing retail news, analyst pessimism and comments by the Federal Reserve chairman contributed to the sell-off.

2.  International Paper, Mead and Ford also fell on disappointing earnings news.

3.  Kansas City wheat futures finished mostly lower on disappointing export news.

4.  On Friday, technology shares slumped after similarly disappointing news from Apple Computer Inc. and chipmaker Micron Technology Inc.

5.  The market has been battered for more than two weeks by disappointing earnings news from big-name companies like Motorola Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and United Healthcare Corp.

6.  The reports stanched a flood of disappointing earnings news from such industry bellwethers as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Motorola Inc.

7.  Two more Atlanta firms that have been Wall Street favorites stumbled Tuesday on disappointing earnings news.

8.  Wall Street is caught between upbeat economic news in the recent past and the likelihood of disappointing earnings news in the near future.

9.  Bond prices were mostly higher Friday, as earnings warnings and disappointing economic news continued to punish stocks.

10.  European stocks fell Tuesday after technology companies gave investors disappointing financial news.