61.   Harmon, a Blue Springs-based manufacturer, announced the restructuring on the day it reported lower earnings for the third quarter.

62.   He forecasts lower earnings per share this year.

63.   Hewlett-Packard Co. reported lower earnings as slowing orders along with losses and charges in its disk-drive business cut into profit.

64.   How lower earnings play on stock recommendations is less clear, as analysts weigh lower earnings with a recent plunge in Argentine share prices.

65.   His move from Corpus Christi to the country has meant lower earnings.

66.   His optimism comes as many U.S. money managers fret about the frailty of Asian economies and how problems there might translate into lower earnings for U.S. companies.

67.   In July, Condit announced that Boeing expected sharply lower earnings over the next two years, and made a commitment to shareholders that profit was a top priority.

68.   In the latest quarter, Texas Instruments had sharply lower earnings even before a one-time expense that resulted in a net loss.

69.   In this market, the worst-performing stocks are those that are reporting lower earnings increases than companies in high-flying industries such as computer software and pharmaceuticals.

70.   In spite of lower earnings projections, however, most analysts continued to recommend buying Williams-Sonoma shares.