1.   Analysts said they would be adjusting their earnings predictions for the year, but the numbers were not available yesterday afternoon.

2.   Analysts also say that the executives are skilled and that FPA is known for reliability in meeting earnings predictions.

3.   According to a former employee who has filed a wrongful termination suit against Mattel, top management took extraordinary measures to make earnings predictions that year.

4.   For example, a Schwab customer can call up consensus earnings predictions, analyst appraisals and highly detailed charts for any publicly traded security.

5.   In December, he lowered his earnings predictions for Norfolk Southern for the fourth quarter and next year because of slower-than-expected sales growth.

6.   On Tuesday, securities analysts pounded the company and immediately reduced what they had already thought were pessimistic earnings predictions.

7.   Sell-side analysts say that as long as their earnings predictions and understanding of the business are sound, they have done their main job.

8.   That was double its initial earnings prediction.

9.   Company CEO Irwin Jacobs said it would be cautious in any earnings predictions for the next quarter.

10.   It maintained its previous earnings prediction but its weaker-than-expected mid-quarter update was enough to send other telecom stocks across Europe reeling.