11.   Company officials say they expected flat earnings this year, with revenues growing only slightly.

12.   Credit Suisse expects earnings to fall this year and recover somewhat next year.

13.   Dekalb said it expects its earnings in the year ending Aug.

14.   Denver-based Fischer said it expects break-even earnings before taxes, interest and expenses.

15.   Honda said it expects record earnings this year.

16.   Hutchinson Technology Inc. said its second-quarter earnings are expected to decline because of a shift in demand for its products and higher manufacturing costs.

17.   In the U.S., Winterthur expects improving earnings as it keeps reducing its risk exposure to natural catastrophes.

18.   It also expects lower earnings than forecast for next year.

19.   Investors and analysts say Bristol should have identified the increase in inventory levels earlier and warned them to expect lower earnings.

20.   Lipper Analytical defines growth funds as those that tend to invest in companies where earnings are expected to increase at an above-average rate.