11.   Compaq, which has also warned of an earnings shortfall, is expected to report its financial results on Tuesday.

12.   Computer-related shares began their descent yesterday, after warnings from Western Digital Corp. and Cabletron Systems Inc. raised concern that more earnings shortfalls could be in store.

13.   Contributing to the earnings shortfalls, of course, is the first significantly slowing economy in almost a decade.

14.   Cygne attributes the earnings shortfall to disappointing retail sales for its customers.

15.   Earlier in the day, a report on CNBC indicated that Frontier could be blaming Qwest, in part, for the current earnings shortfall.

16.   For those who follow health insurance closely, it was especially troubling that Aetna was reporting a big earnings shortfall in the first quarter.

17.   Gap has used an aggressive form of accounting that could worsen its earnings shortfall in the coming year, analysts say.

18.   If the coming week brings even more warnings of earnings shortfalls, the tone could get even nastier.

19.   If you see one earnings shortfall, there may be others.

20.   Intel had just reported an earnings shortfall, and the Nasdaq Composite index was crumbling.