21.   At the same time, however, the average hourly earnings of production workers were unchanged while their weekly earnings fell because of a shorter work week.

22.   Average hourly earnings fell last month, the government said.

23.   Before the market opened, Citrix said that its earnings would fall short of Wall Street projections.

24.   Boyd Gaming Corp. said it expects fiscal fourth-quarter earnings to fall far below expectations because of poor performance at two casino hotels and two charges.

25.   A number of companies that make items for the home have said in the past month that earnings will fall below expectations.

26.   A number of high-technology companies, including Motorola, have warned investors that earnings will fall below prior expectations.

27.   A year ago, Cheyenne Software ran into difficulty as inventories rose and earnings fell.

28.   Academic studies have found that actual earnings do not fall randomly around the consensus estimate, as one might expect.

29.   Aetna Inc. said its third-quarter earnings will fall short of estimates because of higher managed health-care costs and trouble in collecting its bills.

30.   After the close of trading Monday, Apple Computer said revenue and earnings would fall well short of expectations in the current quarter.