And the $186 million reflects only part of Amtrak's costs stemming from accidents.
William P. Jackson, general manager of AGRIServices, a grain-elevator complex on the Missouri River, on the effect of costs stemming from recent volatility in grain prices.
Indeed, he acknowledged that fixing the problems would be expensive and the legal costs, stemming from both the state attorneys general investigation and private lawsuits, could mount.
American, founded 50 years earlier, was struggling with a heavy debt load and high costs stemming from the premium service that the airline, then based in New York, was known for.
Two years ago State Street, which manages $1.6 trillion for investors, set aside $625 million to cover costs stemming from lawsuits by clients asserting that the company misrepresented its investment strategy.
The Bush administration will release about $2 billion in federal assistance to cover costs stemming from the attack on the World Trade Center, according to three members of the state's Congressional delegation.
Metromedia, which is based in White Plains, N.Y., attributed the loss to costs stemming from network expansion and expenses related to its acquisition of SiteSmith, a company that provides advice on the design of fast Internet systems.
That measure of profit, which Fortress called "pre-tax distributable earnings" and which amounts to 18 cents a share, excluded $271 million in compensation costs stemming from when it went public in February 2007.
The conditions included a 3percentt cut in the distribution rates that customers in Connecticut are charged, and acceptance by the combined company of a $60 million loss in costs stemming from the deregulation process.
According to the S.E.C., brokers violate securities laws when, to increase their own commissions, they persuade customers to pay the costs stemming from switching to a new mutual fund even though the benefit of switching does not justify the costs.
