1.   And while the company raised its target for machine sales for the full year, it lowered its forecast for sales of the more profitable game cartridges.

2.   And while the company raised its worldwide sales target for machines for the full year, it lowered its forecast for sales of the more profitable game cartridges.

3.   But it surprises investors by lowering its forecast for mobile-phone sales this year.

4.   But the company lowered its forecasts for the fourth quarter, and its stock tumbled.

5.   CBO lowered its forecast for the chain-weighted price index, an inflation measure tied to the gross domestic product.

6.   Chrysler Corp. lowered its forecast for U.S. vehicle sales this year and acknowledged that its long run of strong minivan sales has ended.

7.   Contributing to the drop in hog prices today was expectation that the USDA on Friday will lower its forecast for U.S. corn and soybean supplies.

8.   CVS, one of the largest drugstore chains, lowered its forecast for the third quarter because the company projects slowing sales in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

9.   Earlier, the International Monetary Fund lowered its forecasts for some major European economies.

10.   Economists, however, have been lowering their forecasts for growth during the coming Japanese fiscal year, which began today.