61.   The profits of multinational corporations have already been put under pressure by the downturn in Asia, unnerving investors, and analysts are forecasting more bad earnings news.

62.   The results were a penny better than analysts forecast.

63.   The results were slightly better than analysts had forecast.

64.   The reports on business confidence and money supply come two weeks after analysts were forecasting a gloomy first quarter for the economy amid record unemployment and declining factory orders.

65.   The results, which come a week after most big U.S. oil companies reported better second-quarter profits, fell short of the increase analysts had forecast.

66.   Therefore, even though management costs are higher in housing, he said residential property looks attractive since analysts forecast a rising market.

67.   This is more than most analysts are forecasting.

68.   This loss is greater than analysts had forecast.

69.   To be sure, some analysts are forecasting at least one additional cut this year after more figures become available on the economy.

70.   Unisys, the information technology company, says third-quarter profits will be only about half of what analysts had forecast.