11.   And Wall Street analysts began lowering their earnings forecasts for major players as they missed sale growth estimates.

12.   And when a host of companies fed the fears by announcing weaker earnings forecasts and swollen inventories, the entire sector was punished.

13.   As of now, they can get two distinctly different signals from the most closely watched firms that collect Wall Street earnings forecasts.

14.   As the analysts lower their earnings forecasts, these investors cut and run.

15.   As the stock market rises and bullish sentiment heats up, they usually resist the tendency to raise their long-term earnings forecasts accordingly.

16.   Banks have achieved earnings forecasts and their yields look attractive.

17.   Before the attacks, many companies were downgrading their earnings forecasts because of the economic slowdown.

18.   Bayer has lowered its earnings forecasts three times this year, because of problems with Baycol and with delays in producing Kogenate, a hemophilia drug.

19.   Brazilian stocks rose as analysts boosted their earnings forecasts for the benchmark stock Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, or Telebras.

20.   A delay in an increase would likely prompt analysts to reduce their earnings forecasts for the company and could hurt its stock price.