Sentence examples for slumping earnings from inspiring English sources

Toshiba said the decision was also partly based on concern about slumping earnings among electronics makers as the economy slows.

Shrinking portfolios, slumping earnings and corporate cutbacks have hobbled consumer spending and employment numbers, and those symptoms of a slowdown are washing back onto the markets.

Although still mindful of the slowing economy and slumping earnings, investors focused on the future and, at least temporarily, appeared to have faith in a sector that has been dropping since Labor Day.

Faced with slumping earnings and a share that has lost 17percentt in a year, Deutsche Bank's chief executive, Josef Ackermann, has said he will step up plans to sell some of the company's 15 billion euros worth of holdings in German companies.

Motorola blamed the slumping earnings on rising manufacturing costs and operating expenses.

Hassan is going to need to unearth some good drugs if he is going to escape from the treacherous caves of government investigation and slumping earnings.

THIRD-QUARTER EARNINGS Confronted by slumping profit and new capital requirements, Unicredit, the largest Italian bank, said that it would raise $10.3 billion and eliminate 5,200 jobs in Italy over the next few years.

Intel and Citigroup were behind the markets early slide as the chipmaker and bank slumped on earnings concerns.

The company has been besieged by slumping home video earnings, declines in licensing and merchandising and a drop-off in store sales.

The company said net earnings slumped to $9.0 million, or 3 cents a share, from $111.0 million, or 31 cents a share, a year ago despite price hikes that Tyson hoped would offset soaring input costs.

It has been cutting costs to increase earnings as slumping stocks have weakened demand for variable-annuities.