71.   Hospitals that fear lower profits have also fought unionization, and the Justice Department has opposed one organizing effort on antitrust grounds.

72.   IBM faces a declining gross margin, lower overseas profits, and disappointing sales of some of its most profitable products, including some mainframes and minicomputers.

73.   In the broader market, U.S. stocks suffered their biggest decline in almost two weeks on concern that financial weakness in Japan will mean lower profits for U.S. companies.

74.   Inland Steel Industries Inc., LTV Corp. and National Steel Corp., whose chief executive was demoted and then quit last month, are expected to report lower profits.

75.   In the last six months, the company has warned of lower profit three times and analysts expect it to report a loss this year.

76.   Insurance turned out to have slower growth and lower profits than he had hoped for.

77.   Investors generally feared a wave of price cutting would lead to lower profits.

78.   Investors have found that the risks in producing and trading power are higher, and the potential for profits lower, than they had hoped, Joskow said.

79.   It also means lower profits when overseas revenues are converted into yen.

80.   It is expected to be profitable, although Romm said the chains may report a lower profit than in the year-ago quarter.