41.   Still, Chase worked hard to persuade investors that the earnings shortfall was the result of short-term, cyclical problems.

42.   Teltrend is the second equipment company in two days to predict an earnings shortfall on lower spending by the Baby Bells.

43.   Sure helps explain why so many analysts have been caught napping recently when earnings shortfalls or accounting gaffes come to light.

44.   The company also blamed the earnings shortfall on slower demand in its wafer-foundry division.

45.   The company blamed the earnings shortfall on fewer-than-expected foreign sales and delays in several large system integration contracts.

46.   The company blamed the earnings shortfall on its inability in close enough sales in North America.

47.   The earnings shortfall comes just two months after the company sold shares to the public for the first time.

48.   The company blamed the earnings shortfall on its inability to close enough sales in North America.

49.   The earnings shortfall is a rarity for Nike, which IBES said has beaten estimates for at least the past six quarters.

50.   The earnings shortfall was the seventh consecutive quarterly drop for a company whose shareholders have become fed up with its dismal performance.