11.   Disappointing profits hurt individual stocks.

12.   Disappointing profits still dogged some companies today.

13.   Disappointing profit reports from industry leaders such as Intel Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Seagate Technology Inc. sent computer shares tumbling last week.

14.   Disappointing profits affected the stocks of Texas Instruments, Cummins Engine, Monsanto and UAL, the parent company of United Airlines.

15.   Earlier, computer stocks rallied on unexpectedly strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard Co., offsetting a disappointing profit report from Fluor Corp.

16.   European stocks slumped as U.S. equities extended their slide amid concern about disappointing corporate profits.

17.   In the broader market today, U.S. stocks fell from records as investors fretted that disappointing profit at Hewlett-Packard Co. might signal slower earnings growth at other big companies.

18.   Investors braced for disappointing profits as pulp and paper rates fell for a fourth straight quarter.

19.   Investors braced for disappointing profits as pulp rates fell for a fourth straight quarter.

20.   Investors punished shares of companies that posted disappointing profits.