1.   It lowered its outlook on current profit for the six months ended this May.

2.   The strong yen has convinced many companies to lower their outlooks on earnings for the year ending next March.

3.   Investor sentiment was soured by announcements from telecommunications heavyweights WorldCom and Ericsson lowering their outlooks, while Lucent posted a loss in the fiscal second quarter.

4.   Monsanto lowers outlook because of Latin American uncertainties,

5.   The announcement marked the second time in two months that DuPont has lowered its outlook.

6.   The cable installer lowered its outlook for the second quarter, citing bad weather that kept its crews from working.

7.   The highspeed wireless communications company lowered its outlook, in part blaming delayed orders from Lucent.

8.   Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday morning following news that a U.S. chip maker sharply lowered its outlook for the current quarter.