81.   In overseas markets, U.S. stocks plunged as investors pummeled shares of International Business Machines Corp. for a second day after it reported disappointing earnings.

82.   In recent weeks, the two big consumer electronics chains, Best Buy and Circuit City, have reporting disappointing earnings and a more difficult retail environment.

83.   In the second quarter, Unisys posted disappointing earnings as sales growth failed to gain momentum and costs rose.

84.   Investors pummeled shares of International Business Machines Corp. for a second day after it reported disappointing earnings.

85.   Intel Corp. shares set a record for the most actively traded stock ever on the Nasdaq Stock Market, after the company reported disappointing earnings.

86.   Investors said PennCorp declined in part because the company released disappointing earnings today after it announced the takeover.

87.   Investor confidence was shaken early by disappointing earnings reports from a handful of companies including Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Kimberly-Clark Corp.

88.   It has made itself the European leader through acquisitions, but has produced disappointing earnings as it struggled to integrate them better.

89.   Japanese stocks traded little changed as computer-related companies fell following a disappointing earnings report by Microsoft Corp. and automakers rose with a stronger dollar.

90.   Kevin A. McCarthy, an analyst with CS First Boston, said he expected similarly disappointing earnings reports from other computer makers in the coming weeks.