71.   Analysts attributed the decline to traders who were disappointed that UPS did not get a bigger boost from holiday sales shipments by Internet retailers.

72.   Analysts attributed the declines to increasing bond yields, which are a barometer of interest-rate expectations.

73.   Analysts attributed the drop to cancellations by countries that expect to buy South American soybeans at lower prices this spring.

74.   Analysts attributed the earnings gain to an increase in the number of customers using its discount direct marketing services and revenue increases in its software business.

75.   Analysts attributed the expected drop-off in growth to a tax increase imposed in April, which has depressed consumer spending.

76.   Analysts attributed the fall to expectations that wood pulp prices will remain depressed well into next year, hurting profits in the forestry industry.

77.   Analysts attributed the gain to takeover speculation and rising prices in Hong Kong bank stocks, against which Standard Chartered is often compared.

78.   Analysts attributed the gains at discounters and specialty chains to efforts to focus on a core customer group or product category.

79.   Analysts attributed the gains to optimism about first-quarter earnings at most airlines.

80.   Analysts attributed the herky-jerky moves to indecision among investors about the outlook for profits and interest rates.