1.   Analysts may be guilty of crimes when they issue overly optimistic forecasts if they knew or should have known those forecasts were false.

2.   A growing number of companies have stopped issuing forecasts of future earnings, blaming the uncertain outlook for the American economy.

3.   A similar forecast has been issued by Northrop Grumman Corp., the big Century City, Calif.-based defense contractor.

4.   Compaq declined to issue a forecast for the coming quarter because it does not expect to be a stand-alone company then.

5.   Fashion designers have issued long-range forecasts for the next millennium that are even more Delphic than their ones for the next season.

6.   Gillette has stopped issuing forecasts altogether.

7.   He issues forecasts in June and December, often revising figures from one presentation to the next in response to updated data.

8.   In January of each proceeding year, the Olympic staff had issued a forecast showing a narrowing gap between expected revenue and expenses.

9.   In the Reagan and Bush years, wildly optimistic budget forecasts were often issued to attain political goals, and the congressional forecasts were generally more reliable.

10.   It lobbies for the industry in Washington and elsewhere, issues forecasts on sales and collects global billing data that is released each month.