1.   The company is forecasting reduced profits.

2.   Before the end of March, Sumitomo Trust was one of the few major banks forecasting a profit.

3.   Boyle forecasts a profit for the first quarter when figures are released next week.

4.   Companies ranging from fiber optics developer Harmonic Lightwaves Inc. to software producer SeaChange International Inc. dropped after forecasting gloomy profits.

5.   Companies as diverse as fiber-optics developer Harmonic Lightwaves Inc. and software producer SeaChange International Inc. dropped after forecasting gloomy profits.

6.   During that month, Compaq reported that it was likely to break even in the first quarter, stunning analysts who had forecast solid profits.

7.   Dubreuil declined to forecast profit for this year, saying only that the company would work to improve profit margins which have been squeezed by tough competition.

8.   Japanese stocks fell on concerns a weaker dollar will further tarnish earnings at exporters such as Hitachi Ltd. that have already forecast lower profits, traders said.

9.   On Tuesday, the company halved it pretax half-year profit forecast.

10.   Smaller casino managers, and their investors, are now finding that they were often too optimistic in forecasting windfall profits from hapless gamblers.