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Lufthansa said yesterday that it posted flat earnings in the first nine months of the year because of the strength of the mark.

The exchange said 45 brokerages posted losses during the half, up from 39 in the first three months of the year.

The car maker posted a loss of 73 million marks in the first nine months of 1994.

Even so, G.M. posted a net loss of $2.2 billion in the first nine months of 1991.

And unemployment among black teen-agers posted a sharp decline - to 31.4 percent from 41.4 percent - in the last two months.

It posted profits of $237 million for the same period, versus a loss of $8 million in the previous 12 months.

TravelJigsaw posted a turnover of £157.1m in the 12 months to 31 December 2010, up from £119m a year earlier.

The forest products unit posted revenues of $373.8 million in the six months ended June 30.

Phorm posted a $15m (£9m) operating loss in the six months to the end of June, down from $25.6m in the same period last year.