41.   Obviously, some major bellwether technology stocks have either reported poor earnings or made forecasts that are somewhat disappointing.

42.   Samper made the forecast while speaking in the oil-rich town of Yopal, where he inaugurated the extension of the local airport runway.

43.   Stephanie Aas, senior director of investor relations, said that Oracle used to not make any forecast of revenue or earnings when it announced quarterly results.

44.   State officials are not in the business of making stock market forecasts, but they are working hard on their economic predictions and they expect little relief soon.

45.   That forecast was made based on present exchange rates, Broeksma said, suggesting that earnings could fall more if the U.S. currency declines further.

46.   The agents also were said to have improperly marketed life insurance as an investment vehicle, or to have made misleading forecasts about when customers could stop paying premiums.

47.   The central bank made the forecast in part of a monthly report to be published in May.

48.   The company did not say how high profits were, and Keyes said the company would not make any forecasts.

49.   The company already made that forecast in April.

50.   The company has made similar forecasts of operating performance this year.