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Earnings

• Lookahead: Nervous New Year
  Stock traders will ring in the New Year with some trepidation and hope that January -- often a predictor of the year's performance -- is a better month than December.
• Luminent Mortgage Posts Loss
  Luminent Mortgage reported a quarterly loss and said it is disputing a lender's allegation that the company is in default of a master repurchase agreement.
• Centerline Closes Securitization
  Centerline cut its 2007 earnings forecast on charges and costs from a $2.8 billion bond-portfolio securitization with Freddie Mac, a deal seen as a major step in the company's plan to transform itself into an alternative asset-management firm.
• Mesa Air Delays Results
  Mesa Air again delayed the release of its fourth-quarter results, citing an ongoing review of its estimates and reserves and additional work to ensure proper reporting of discontinued operations.
• Cache Inc. to Cut Earnings Forecast
  Women's apparel retailer Cache said it will cut its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecast when its announces December sales results in two weeks.
• Luby's Net Soars on Tax Gains
  Luby's said profit more than doubled on income tax-related gains and growth in its culinary services. Declining customer traffic was partially offset by higher menu prices and more expensive menu items.
• Egg Supplier Cal-Maine Posts Higher Net
  Cal-Maine Foods' quarterly net rose six-fold amid record prices, a trend the egg supplier expects to continue.