1.   Amazon.com, which went public in May, warned its investors in its prospectus that losses will widen as sales rise because of high overhead costs.

2.   Amazon.com said its second-quarter loss widened because of increased spending to promote and expand its Web site, but its results matched expectations.

3.   Analysts have recently said that the money Delta needs for pilot pay increases could cause its losses to widen.

4.   And its net loss widened in the fourth quarter amid fierce competition in Atlantic City, where the company operates three casinos.

5.   Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. said its loss widened in the fourth quarter, mostly because of sales fluctuations in new markets it entered through acquisitions.

6.   Evergreen Media Corp. said its first-quarter loss widened as depreciation and amortization expenses almost quadrupled because of recent acquisitions.

7.   First, the company warns its losses will widen as sales rise and that it may never make money.

8.   Grand Union Co. said its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened on higher costs from extra marketing and increased hiring.

9.   However, if prices rise instead, they must buy back the securities or see their losses widen.

10.   If it does not, of course, the losses only widen.