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* Cypress Semiconductor Corp., which makes chips used in telecommunications equipment, said its operating earnings fell to $787,000, or 1 cent a share, from $72.9 million, or 54 cents, a year ago. Sales fell 38% to $185.5 million. Analysts were expecting a loss of 1 cent. The company also said it will cut 650 jobs, about 14% of its work force.

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* StorageNetworks Inc., the leading provider of data storage management services, will fire 220 workers, or 33% of its staff, to reduce costs as customers have placed fewer orders.

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* Rosemead-based Edison International, which is trying to keep its utility out of bankruptcy, said it eliminated its third-quarter dividend because of the California energy crisis.

The dividend would have been payable to shareholders Oct. 31, the company said. It’s the fourth time Edison’s board has withheld dividends from shareholders since December.