1.   An internal investigation into the possibility of an early leak of the earnings revision is not planned, he said.

2.   Gains and trading were limited as investors waited for more companies to announce earnings revisions, traders said.

3.   He said the announcement of earnings revision and maybe a supplemental budget may attract investors back to the market next month.

4.   Industrial production figures are improving and the dollar is higher than many exporting companies forecast, increasing the likelihood of earnings revisions, Schreiber said.

5.   Japanese stock indexes were little changed as high-tech shares rose, offsetting declines among other companies on a spate of downward earnings revisions.

6.   Studying such earnings revisions is a staple of quantitative analysis.

7.   SWISS stocks are expected to fall in the weeks ahead, as economic turmoil in some Asian countries will likely trigger lower earnings revisions at Swiss exporters.

8.   That fanned concern about possible earnings revisions for other companies before the half-year book closing in September.

9.   The decline was in line with an earnings revision the company made in July.

10.   The earnings revision was announced after the close of trading on the Tokyo Stocks Exchange.