71.   Earnings have fallen because of high interest rates and the introduction of a minimum corporate tax.

72.   Earnings have fallen for four quarters in a row compared with the same periods a year earlier.

73.   Earnings per share fell because the number of Wells Fargo shares outstanding almost doubled in its purchase of its Los Angeles-based rival.

74.   Earnings fall when the economy is weak, he said, and rise when it is expanding.

75.   Earnings fell because of because of lower oil and natural gas prices worldwide and weaker refining results on the U.S. West Coast.

76.   Earnings fell because of slow sales, which forced it to clear out merchandise at deep markdowns.

77.   Earnings fell due to the one-time cost of severance payments and from the renovation of rolling stock, the company said.

78.   Earnings from detergents fell, though, while sales were about unchanged.

79.   Earnings per share fell because the number of Wells Fargo shares outstanding almost doubled in its purchase of First Interstate Bancorp.

80.   Earnings will fall short of forecasts at Ault Inc., a maker of battery chargers, the company said.