61.   Lower steel prices earlier in the year also reduced earnings, as did two planned blast furnace outages.

62.   Lower Asian demand will cut prices for copper, pulp, fishmeal and most other commodities Chile exports, reducing export earnings.

63.   Lower growth is likely to reduce earnings for Chilean companies with investments or export markets in Brazil.there.

64.   Magellan said the acquisition will reduce earnings per share in the first year and then lead to increased earnings per share after that.

65.   Mild weather is expected to reduce earnings for many U.S. utilities this quarter.

66.   Not only would companies face severe limits on their future borrowing capacity, they would also increase their interest expenses and reduce their earnings.

67.   One analyst was skeptical that the bank could shed its reputation of making acquisitions that reduce earnings.

68.   Other stocks which have declined amid concern slowing growth in Asia will reduce earnings increases also gained.

69.   Peruvian stocks fell, led by bank shares, amid concern a new bank provisions law will reduce bank earnings.

70.   Rate increases can increase corporate borrowing costs and reduce earnings.