1.   Company executives had carefully warned Wall Street analysts over the last month about its slower growth.

2.   Ford, the most aggressive marketer of leases among the big automakers, warned analysts late last month that it was vulnerable to losses as used car prices fall.

3.   LSI Logic Corp., Compaq Computer Corp. and Intuit Inc. this week warned analysts of tougher months ahead for profit growth.

4.   Making lower-cost trading available to more customers could cut revenue and profit margins, analysts warned.

5.   The company may sell fewer products such as credit protection if customers have a chance to think about what they are buying, the analysts warned.

6.   The Dallas-based low-fare airline had warned analysts it expected third-quarter results to be hurt by higher costs.

7.   These options may not be enough though, some analysts warned.

8.   Trinova, which makes rubber products and air conditioning systems, warned analysts of a likely slowdown in business.

9.   Yet the plan to reevaluate assets, one analyst warned, might also let weak banks limp along without addressing fundamental problems.

10.   And mergers might actually worsen asset quality, warn some analysts.