COVER STORY
Earnings Decline
BOTTOM TEN (12-MONTH LOSS)
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SPRINT PCS GROUP -$2481.0
NEXTEL COMMUNS. -$1270.0
AMERICAN HOME
PRODUCTS -$1227.1
FORTUNE BRANDS -$890.6
NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR -$664.8
HUMANA -$382.0
PHELPS DODGE -$254.3
CENDANT -$229.0
ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES -$221.3
WASTE MANAGEMENT -$219.3
DATA: COMPUSTAT, PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S INSTITUTIONAL MARKET SERVICES
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