A summer slowdown by its pilots and machinists forced United to cancel more than 20,000 flights.

Options traders are wondering whether the usual summer slowdown is just coming early this year or if something else is afoot.

Instead of having the chip industry's usual summer slowdown, the company's sales rose 33 percent from the third quarter last year.

Mr. Costabile expects that the traditional summer slowdown (conspicuously absent last year) just hit early.

Citarella attributed the dismissals to a summer slowdown and to individual problems it had with the workers.

But those takeover hopes dissipated as trading activity cooled well before the market's usual summer slowdown.

Among those most susceptible to a summer slowdown are major exporters, like the large pharmaceutical companies.

The economy has expanded about 4 percent this year, with growth rebounding after a summer slowdown caused in part by rising oil prices.

However, the firm's stock suffered from concerns that recent market weakness would continue and form a seasonal summer slowdown in brokerage activity.

After the usual summer slowdown, the antiques trade is gearing up for a crammed autumn calendar.