61.   The plans by the German-American automaker come in the wake of disappointing stock performance as earnings have come in below expectations.

62.   Those earnings come from interest income, dividends, interest on bonds, proceeds from stock sales and exchange fluctuations.

63.   Tribune also warned that its second quarter earnings would come in below expectations.

64.   Investors are taking profits as the earnings come out.

65.   Earnings per share came to nine cents in the July-September period.

66.   Nomura said the increased earnings came mostly from gains in bond trading.

67.   The earnings came despite a five cent per share charge following an aborted takeover of rival Intuit, which was dropped after the Justice Department opened an antitrust inquiry.