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The weakness in the labor market is clearly reducing the growth of earnings, meaning consumers, most of who depend on their paychecks, are likely to remain insecure about where the economy is headed. This in turn has the potential to constrain consumption growth, limiting the boost that the economy will get from the recent tax cut, and delaying the arrival of a truly self-sustaining recovery.

The weakness in the market is likely to continue next month before it builds up momentum for an upside.

The weakness in the stock market, the fact that the charts and trends look so bad, is going to keep an underlying bid under the bond market.

The weakness in the stock price, despite the better-than-expected earnings, is due to the company saying it sees same-store sales (sales at stores open a year or more) in the second quarter rising 2-to-4 percent, when yesterday (Monday), Lowe's said 4-to-6 percent.

The weakness of activity in the fourth quarter is not at all a surprise for us. It confirms the fact that growth remains low in France.

The weakness of Ford and GM has kept the microscope off of Chrysler. But they're also lagging the Japanese how fast they are getting new product out. Their product portfolio is not adequate. The 300 was a hit but the downside of the hot niche product, they have a short shelf life.

The weakness of large-capitalized blue chips dragged down major indexes, but it's still too early to say whether this round of gains has come to an end.

The weakness of the current security services in dealing with such crimes ... led to all these explosions.

The weakness of the dollar is having some impact on the market. The weakest sector is the auto sector -- that is an area of the market that has displayed a high degree of sensitivity to currency movements.

The weakness today doesn't concern me, ... There's a little profit taking after the five up sessions and there's some jitters over the dollar's decline, but I think it's pretty clear that the earnings are going to be quite good.

This is the culmination of things that started a while ago. There has been inventory building in the channel, and they have been losing market share the last few quarters, and it is starting to come to a head. This is not a sign of weakness in the market.

You shouldn't worry about weakness in corporate earnings as long as it doesn't turn into a growth recession,

You still have to have Lifetime, because that viewer base is a lot more established and committed. Dropping an established channel is more of a weakness than not having an emerging channel.

You might be inclined to explain away last week's weakness by noting the low volume and people on vacation, but the historical record of year-end rallies was built on similar conditions. More likely, the absence of sideline cash will become a common problem throughout the year.

This is a weak report overall, ... It's too soon to say for sure we're seeing weakness in consumption, but certainly these are some early warning signs.

In light of the huge upside we saw last quarter, I think a lot of investors might have been expecting a little bit better. That may be a nagging problem when you consider that the stock was discounting fairly high expectations already. I suspect there could be some weakness as a result of that.

In many ways traders were going to find a positive interpretation of this number difficult, but a fall over the September figure -- against forecast predictions of a small rise -- has underlined a genuine weakness in the U.S. economy, in turn weighing on stocks.

After the recent share price weakness we see an attractive entry opportunity now.

I've got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists-neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are.

In Europe, comparable sales rose 3.6% in August, due to strong performance in France and Germany partly offset by continued weakness in the United Kingdom, ... We will build on this encouraging business momentum with successful customer-focused plans across Europe.

Iowa is that hardworking team that will never go away. They're dangerous on things such as our set plays and that's maybe where they can take advantage of us. For us, it's just going after them and pressuring them because that's where their weakness is.

If powerful upward earnings estimate revisions have not been able to drive equity prices higher, we suspect that downward momentum in such estimate revisions may cause further stock market weakness to emerge in the next few months.

I loved what they did defensively. Offensively, they're bringing in some backs (most notably Rodney Glass of Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, Calif.), but I think there is a weakness in only (getting) one offensive lineman so far.

In spite of weakness in our major markets, we improved profitability, saw an extremely positive customer response to new John Deere products, and brought down field inventories of used farm equipment,

Institutions are looking to hedge themselves against weakness in the dollar and inflationary threat. Gold can go much higher. It hasn't eclipsed its previous highs.

If you can find a weakness in his game, I don't know where it is.

If you're growing up in a chaotic world without reason, your instinct is to become a performer and control the circumstances around you. You lead from weakness into strength; you have an undefended back.

So even if tomorrow's ISM report does not show anywhere near the weakness the Chicago report does, we could still see some follow through in the next month's numbers.

I identified that as my weakness and so I wanted to put that right. I really putted well today and that certainly hasn't been the trend this year.

Superstition is the weakness of the human mind; it is inherent in that mind; it has always been, and always will be

taking advantage of stock weakness and stronger fundamentals.

Take-Two will release GTA: San Andreas in October. San Andreas is widely anticipated to be largest game of the year, with the potential to sell over 10 million units worldwide, ... As a result, we expect that any weakness in the shares as the result of this morning's announcement to be temporary.

The auction is lending some more weakness to the general tone of our market that started with the housing number this morning and this is not helping.

The bankers in our survey reported economic weakness across the board for February with readings of 28.8 for retail sales, 44.0 for new hiring and 38.5 for home sales.

Still, the one-month modest decline in the index is in line with the general trend of economic expansion since 9/11 (terrorist attacks) and the weakness of 2002.

Still, we may see more buying on weakness later as foreign, institutional investors hunt for bargains in blue chips.

Stocks have basically been predicting the economic slowdown since January and we've seen that anticipated weakness in the recent numbers.

That has been a weakness for us for a while, overall team defense. We only score about 54 points a game, so we have to keep games in the high 40s and once in a while in the low 50s. We're just not that good defensively.

Symptoms that might be easy to see in an adult - like one-sided weakness - aren't easily recognized in children.

The big issue is what happens to the yen, as weakness in the yen can hurt the industry as a whole.

Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, which has been the motor for the economy.

Once an area of weakness is pinpointed, hackers tend to dig at it. As more eyes turn to that area, more defects are found.

Despite concerns that the current sales weakness represents a new recession in vehicle sales, we believe that the explanation continues to be payback for last summer's excesses,

The news that Bush was aware of or maybe authorized the (intelligence) leak is what's causing the weakness in the market.

Consumers could raise spending by digging into savings, there's room. Though it may not be the most important thing right now, the persistent weakness in the labor market will weigh on confidence again.

Consumers have a way of pulling it together for the holidays. We could see weakness in apparel and footwear sales but electronics, entertainment products and gift cards could do very well in the fourth quarter.

Consumers have been the strongest piece of this economy, so if we see some weakness in retail sales, and the Michigan survey should be off on Friday, we should see the euro win the benefit of the doubt,

Dollar weakness in the past three days has indeed been a key driver of the copper price rise.

Dollar/yen has responded to horrific weakness in data which has continued over the last business day in Japan. Machinery orders were a bit of a horror story.

It's possible that end-of-quarter mainframe sales were light for IBM, ... It's also possible that software lags hardware and that the software companies are seeing the weakness IBM saw in fourth quarter of 1999 and the first quarter of 2000.

It's been all over the place today because the volume is low. And in that kind of environment, the market is more vulnerable to pulling back on geopolitical concerns and the weakness of the dollar.

It's possible that end-of-quarter mainframe sales were light for IBM. It's also possible that software lags hardware and that the software companies are seeing the weakness IBM saw in fourth quarter of 1999 and the first quarter of 2000.

Every weakness he had was exposed, and those (NBA) guys didn't forget about it. That may have hurt him more in terms of his pro career than anything. So the risk is immense. But I don't say that in regards to Staf. I say that in regards to Jason and anybody thinking about doing that.

The continued weakness in a number of components of the index suggests that it's more than just high oil prices that are ailing the economy.

The continued weakness in DRAM (dynamic random access memory) prices, driven by excess capacity, combined with recent financing difficulties in Asia, are causing many of our DRAM customers to reevaluate their capital spending plans,

The continued weakness in the North American economy and the strengthening U.S. dollar overseas are masking otherwise significant improvement in Office Depot's operating results, and our progress toward making Office Depot a more compelling place to work, shop and invest,

The correction has been triggered by large-scale selling by foreign institutional investors in sectors like metal and fast moving consumer goods. The weakness in the global market has also added to the pressure.

The Fed is likely to make no change in its rate policy because it still see risks in the economic outlook, but I suspect it will remove its bias towards easing. Now that recovery is underway, the Fed will probably tell us the risks are a little more evenly split between weakness and inflation.

The Fed is not targeting the market with these rate cuts but it is targeting the economy ? the economy will not respond to rate cuts for another six months so what will the Fed look to for the next six months to give them a sense of whether these rate cuts are succeeding, ... My answer is 'the market'. Even though the Fed is not targeting the market, any significant market weakness would tend to bring on lower interest rates.

Their weakness is their secondary and we understood that. You want to put pressure on their weakness.

The fear is that foreigners have stopped buying. The yen's weakness has been a catalyst for people to get out of banks and into exporters.

The Federal Reserve has been for some time thinking of the economy as having two diametrically opposing influences: strength domestically and weakness overseas. There's nothing we've learned (today) that changes that view.

The Federal Reserve's recent cut in interest rates and a continued concern over weakness in the overall economy contributed to another drop in mortgage rates this week. In spite of the slowdown in other sectors and a lessening of consumer confidence, declining mortgage rates since the first of the year have helped to support housing activity.

The Fed has assumed that the weakness in the first quarter was temporary. This confirms that. The reasonable view was you don't have a one-third rise in energy prices without consequences.

The Fed has identified consumer confidence as the most important concept right now. They are extremely worried that the problems in the stock market and the weakness in the manufacturing sector will lead to pessimism and lower spending.

The key this morning is the 10-year note hovering around a yield of 5%. This news trumps any economic or earnings data. It's a rate-driven market, even with oil competing for headlines. Any weakness we may see will be due to these bond yields.

Its biggest weakness was the interior materials, and they have gone after that.

The U.S. dollar is being held firm by short-term rate expectations and until there is some sign of visible weakness in the U.S. housing market, or receding inflation expectations, then euro-dollar will likely remain under pressure,

It's difficult to find a genuine weakness that makes you appear competent. For instance, telling your interviewer that your weakness is working so hard that you have trouble prioritizing your family life is a little too cliche and comes across as disingenuous.

I know coach Moore doesn't like to go to the zone. But our weakness is shooting and the zone was effective in exposing our weakness.

Citigroup was disappointing and financials are the worst performing group today, ... You pair that with weakness in technology and energy -- the two leaders for the market over the last eight weeks -- and you have sort of a ho-hum day.

Iraqis are beginning to feel frustrated, ... The court should be more active. Saddam was captured two years ago and we feel that the sentence he will get will be reduced ... The weakness of this court might affect the verdicts and this is worrying us.

If there is a (Democratic) wave this year and it's going to hit anywhere, it's the Northeast. That is where Bush's weakness is felt.

I guess the other concern is the continued weakness in the U.S ... it raises some serious concern over what the market is telling us for the North American economy going forward.

His main weakness has been not being able to stay healthy. It's never been anything serious, a sore this, a sore that, but he needs to stay healthy all year.

His biggest weakness is he gets down on himself. He has to work on keeping his head level.

In the longer term, a resumption of dollar weakness and a move to new highs cannot be ruled out. But for the moment, we do not see that on the horizon.

If you see weakness this morning, that's typically considered a good sign for strength further in the day. I think of the bulk of the damage has got to be behind you.

If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness

In the past few years, money supply has moved inversely with stock price movements, and that's probably where the weakness has come from.

Investors want a piece of the integrated European economy and the pound is proving to be a way in. Weakness in the U.K. economy is being offset by the willingness of investors to invest in the country's businesses and buy bonds.

Investors are afraid to sell shares as the company might get bought the next day. Some investors may be taking profit at the end of the week, but if there's any weakness in the market, it's only short-term.

Investors are conditioned to see politics-induced pricing weakness as a buying opportunity and our base case is that this time will prove no different. Still, this is shaping up as an exciting week.

Because the economy is strong and job growth is strong, the consumer has not felt much pain, but that is likely to change in the next few months, ... I think we are headed for a period of economic weakness mostly related to the oil situation.

High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.

By telling us that the risks are more heavily weighed towards weakness while simultaneously stating that they expect an economic recovery within the next several calendar quarters, they are revealing that they remain willing to act if they need to while also reassuring financial markets that there is no need for panic over the near term.

Chambers will probably remain fairly cautious. The jobs report wasn't great and there has been a little weakness in U.S. enterprise spending,

...in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness -- faith in a system; and this made his damnation certain.

As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.

I played with my back to the basket all of my college career, but I'm very comfortable playing out on the perimeter. I think it's a weakness of mine, but I think it's something that can become stronger with a lot of repetition.

I don't really see a weakness right now going to districts. We're more of a defensive team right now, but we're trying a couple things to become more of a striking team.

Household confidence is very weak, suggesting household spending is vulnerable. We expect spreading weakness in retail spending as the year progresses.

When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness.

If people see your weaknesses they will take advantage of them.

Clearly the dollar weakness is a big factor, not just for gold but for the other metals as well.

Clearly, the results for the quarter and their impact on fiscal 1998 do not meet our expectations or standards. However, we believe that the factors causing this near-term weakness in certain of our diversified businesses are not long-lasting.

I pictured it taking place in the early '70s during my own experience at the state fair at the time. You know, that kind of white-trashy redneck factor which I have a real weakness for. So I wanted the sound of the music to also reflect that time period because I have this really vivid memory of the songs they played at the fair when you're riding the Himalaya.

Gap is experiencing weakness across all its brands, with its merchandise problems exacerbated by its aggressive square footage growth,

Gaza cannot be held on to forever... It is out of strength and not weakness that we are taking this step.

He's a real laid-back guy. Trey had a tremendous freshman year, so now he's no longer going under the radar. Everybody knows who he is and what his weakness are, and they're going to pound those weakness.