1.   Both companies, however, are expected to post losses for the quarter that ended in December.

2.   It has posted increasing losses in five straight quarters, despite steadily rising revenues.

3.   The company also will post a loss for the period.

4.   Amazon consistently posts losses because it spends so much of its revenues on marketing.

5.   Andre returned to profit in the first six months of its latest fiscal year, after posting losses for the two previous years.

6.   Another source of worry for investors is JPMorgan Partners, a venture capital subsidiary, which has posted losses in five of the last six quarters.

7.   Ansett posted a loss for the year because of increased competition and extra market activity, the company said.

8.   Another home PC company, Apple Computer Inc., said it may post a loss because of slower than expected sales and steep price cuts.

9.   Apple said today it expects to post a loss this quarter because of price cuts and lagging sales of computers.

10.   As long as companies continue to post big losses, analysts say the shakeout will continue.