South Korean Internet giant Naver announced quarterly results that fell short of expectations because of weaker performance from the gaming unit of its messaging app Line.
16 Brazil Leader's Backing Wanes A widening corruption scandal that began in mid-February in Brazil has all but immobilized the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose support was already eroding because of the weak performance of the economy during his first year in office.
Heinz has suffered from volatile swings in earnings, in part because of the weak performance of the brands it now plans to discard.
This week Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded its rating to "underperform" from neutral and cut its estimates for DreamWorks Animation because of the weak performance of "Mr. Peabody & Sherman".
Still, there was some evidence of weaker performance in the report.
After some months of weaker performance in 1999, Norway resumed its economic growth in 2000.
The film was a disappointment, partly because of the weak performance by Shepherd in the title role.
The price of Alcan's shares has risen beyond the offer price, implying that investors expect Alcoa to sweeten its bid or another firm to enter the fray.Alcoa is seen as a possible takeover target because of its weak performance.
Because of the weak performances of the network's "George Lopez" (7.94 million), "Freddie" (8.19 million) and "Invasion" (10.92 million), ABC took the 18-to-49 18-to-49 18-to-49ly one-tenth of a ratings point.
