81.   Such amortization reduces reported earnings.

82.   Stocks ended a seven-day rally on concern that the sour domestic economy will reduce corporate earnings, traders said.

83.   Stocks fell for the past month as signs of faster inflation fueled concern that more Federal Reserve interest rate increases may reduce company earnings.

84.   Such dilution would reduce earnings per share and weigh down the stock price.

85.   That amount must then be gradually written off, reducing future earnings.

86.   That reduced earnings about a penny a share.

87.   That premium, or good will, reduces future earnings because it must be written off over the years.

88.   That situation will reduce earnings in the second quarter, while allowing further growth as economies pick up momentum in the second half, Blair said.

89.   The company has already twice reduced its earnings forecast this year, causing a sharp drop in the stock price.

90.   The company had a number of one-time items in both periods that reduced earnings.