71.   The company also reports a decline in earnings for the third quarter.

72.   The decline was first reported in The Boston Globe.

73.   The law school at the Los Angeles campus reported similar declines.

74.   The National Association of Purchasing Management reported a decline in its factory index.

75.   The other top firms reported sharp declines in fees.

76.   The network evening news programs even reported a decline in overall viewing.

77.   The Richmond Fed reported declines in its major monthly retail and services indexes, but rising price trends.

78.   The seriousness of the slowdown in Germany became evident on Tuesday when it reported a decline in industrial output in June.

79.   The two brokerages reported declines in current, or pretax, profit on stock losses from trading on their own accounts following a dismal year for the stock market.

80.   Tomorrow, Ford is expected to report a decline for the month.