11.   Aiwa, a consumer electronics maker, and KDDI, a mobile phone operator, both lowered their estimates Friday as well.

12.   Brown, lowered his estimates Monday for fourth-quarter earnings at GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler, citing worries about fourth-quarter sales.

13.   But Friday, Apple said that improving business conditions and changes in its plans had caused it to lower its estimate of the costs of the revamping.

14.   Coffee rose yesterday as Brazilian exporters lowered their estimates for the current crop after samples from the harvest revealed damage from heavy rain early this year.

15.   Contributing to price increases today was speculation that some private forecasters may lower their estimates of soybean plantings for this year.

16.   Cypress Semiconductor, Vitesse Semiconductor and LSI Logic lowered their estimates for the current quarter, citing backlogs in the supply chains of companies who buy their computer chips.

17.   Daiwa Bank, Sumitomo Bank Ltd. and Fuji Bank Ltd. Friday lowered profit estimates for the year ended March.

18.   Earlier losses in the bond market were pared because the government lowered its estimates for inflation and wages growth.

19.   Even so, many traders believe the USDA next month will lower its estimate of orange output.

20.   Few if any analysts have lowered earnings estimates for major suppliers because of the strikes.