61. And Sears lowered estimates for its first-quarter results after a weak March. 62. Because of the Super Bowl American football championship, studios lowered estimates for Sunday film revenues, expecting the game to keep audiences at home. 63. But stocks later lost most of those gains when an analyst lowered earnings estimates for Cisco Systems. 64. But those estimates had been lowered twice in recent weeks following pre-announcement warnings from Motorola. 65. Corn futures prices tumbled on fears the USDA will lower export estimates and increase the amount of corn in storage. 66. Goldman Sachs, CIBC World Markets and Merrill Lynch were among banks that lowered estimates. 67. In announcing the unemployment figure for the three months ending with July, government officials also lowered their estimate of unemployment for the previous three months. 68. Rumors that analysts in the United States may lower estimates of second-quarter profits for Intel triggered panic-selling on the Taipei bourse, traders said. 69. So far, earnings have been satisfactory, matching in many cases previously lowered estimates. 70. Several other newspaper publishers have lowered their estimates for first quarter earnings, citing a sudden downturn in advertising revenues. |