On average, the humans shed about 11 pounds, or 5 percent of their body weight.

The Nasdaq shed 14.44 points, or 0.4 percent, to 3,848.55.

The Nasdaq shed 27.86 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,881.75.

The industry has also shed 150,000 jobs, or 35 percent of the work force, in the last decade.

Cariverona says it will shed 80 percent of its foreign exchange trading.

For the week, the Dow shed 351.32 points, or 3.2 percent, to close at 10,739.35.

The company now plans to shed 14,000 jobs, or roughly 16 percent of its work force.

The composite stock index shed 4.08 percent, or 20.64 points, to close at 485.43.

The Dow shed 123.35 points, or 1.2 percent, to close at 10,314.50.

Compaq shed 12 percent of its work force, or 1,400 people, last year.