This alone reduced economic growth in the third quarter by over 1.1 percentage points.

Those charges reduced the company's profits by 17 cents a share in the quarter a year ago.

The company began several product promotions and reduced prices in the quarter.

Honeywell had planned to reduce its aerospace work force by 3,500 in the fourth quarter.

The move is expected to reduce bank profits in the fourth quarter.

Shell had reduced its earnings in the last quarter of 1988 by $120 million for environment-related costs.

Those charges will reduce the banking company's earnings in the first quarter of 1990.

Digital reduced its work force in the quarter by 6,500 employees, more than the company had predicted, bringing the worldwide staff total down to 102,100.

The depreciation and interest expense reduced earnings by 9 cents a share in the third quarter.

We began taking charges, reducing our costs, in the third quarter of 2000.