1.   And with that, the market returned to its profit worries and was soon in a steep tumble.

2.   Both developments signaled profit worries for the housing business, which is highly sensitive to changes in interest rates.

3.   Profit worries also hurt U.S. companies.

4.   Profit worries also hurt American companies.

5.   Profit worries have been eating at investors since late November, when the market hit new highs.

6.   The Federal Reserve all but declared victory on Tuesday in its effort to restrain an inflationary economy, but Wall Street paid little attention due to ongoing profit worries.

7.   Profit worries are again figuring prominently for Wall Street.

8.   Financial services were also weak on profit worries.

9.   Japanese share prices were little changed early Thursday as corporate profit worries offset hope the government will prop up the market before the end of the fiscal year.

10.   Japanese stock prices slid Tuesday morning as investors sold shares amid corporate profit worries.