41.   The cost will be lower reported earnings, which it hopes Wall Street will ignore.

42.   The Finast supermarkets in Ohio, Edwards, based in Connecticut, and Giant Food Stores in Pennsylvania all reported higher earnings.

43.   The increased number of shares would reduce the reported earnings per share.

44.   The large reduction in shareholder equity did not affect reported earnings, and so was not in the earnings release.

45.   The market reacts to reported earnings, but investors sometimes forget that earnings are simply the profit a company realizes on its sales.

46.   The other two reported deteriorating earnings, citing the opposite reasons.

47.   The results included no extraordinary items to boost the reported earnings, which frequently occurs at Telebras, Bento said.

48.   The sale had the effect of reducing its operating costs and lifting reported earnings for the fourth quarter of last year.

49.   The transaction will produce accounting profits for both companies, but will penalize reported earnings for Lockheed Martin for years to come.

50.   Their shares rose as the three banks reported earnings that met or exceeded analysts forecasts.