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The phrase "bad earnings" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to a financial loss or profits that were lower than expected. For example: "Last quarter, the company reported bad earnings due to higher than expected costs."
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I've just had a bad earnings quarter.
"It's not going to be a bad earnings season.
The results follow a string of bad earnings reports in the European banking sector.
"The numbers still look O.K. — occupancy rates are not bad, earnings are fairly strong," he said.
American markets, however, are set to open lower on bad earnings news from Dell and worries about a stronger yen.
The market has fallen for months on a litany of bad earnings news, especially from high-technology companies.
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With increasing evidence of rising inflation, which will trigger higher interest rates, these stocks are even more vulnerable to selloffs from bad-earnings tidings.
The company's founder and C.E.O., John Schnatter, attempting to justify a bad quarterly earnings report, blamed decreased Papa John's sales on the poor ratings performance of the N.F.L., with which it advertises, specifically criticizing the league commissioner for allowing the player protests during the national anthem to continue.
"Even if the current downturn is only half as bad, the earnings swing is 30 percentage points.
Following a series of "not-so-bad" pre-earnings announcements, investors are more optimistic regarding results to come and also more likely to assume aggressive buying positions, especially in the tech industry.
Mr Lewis claims he had no idea how bad 4th quarter earnings were until the board voted.
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