71.   The company attributed the improvement to increased profitability and volume in its mortgage lending operations.

72.   The company attributed the income drop to product price cuts paired with a dramatic increase in costly catalog distribution.

73.   The company attributed the increase to higher sales volume of auto parts, gold and silver, which more than offset lower international metal prices.

74.   The company attributed the increase to more fee income from a growing portfolio of managed assets, fueled by record sales of mutual funds.

75.   The company attributed the increased losses to higher staff and promotion costs associated with Abuzz Technologies Inc., which the company acquired last year.

76.   The company attributed the jump in profit to large returns from its retail gasoline business.

77.   The company attributed the lack of earnings growth mainly to increased competition for customers at its riverboat casinos and in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

78.   The company attributed the longer collection period to an increase in international sales.

79.   The company attributed the loss in part on the pay package for new Chairman Barry Diller.

80.   The company attributed the loss to acquisition costs.