FORD MOTOR CO. SAID THURSDAY THAT IT LOST $123 MILLION (¤98.54 MILLION) IN THE SECOND QUARTER DUE MAINLY TO THE COSTS OF SHEDDING PERSONNEL AS THE NATION'S SECOND-BIGGEST AUTOMAKER CONTINUES ITS RESTRUCTURING PLAN, reported ap. THE LOSS OF 7 CENTS PER SHARE FOR THE APRIL-JUNE PERIOD COMPARES TO A PROFIT OF $946 MILLION (¤757.89 MILLION), OR 47 CENTS PER SHARE, IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF LAST YEAR. REVENUE FELL TO $41.97 BILLION (¤33.62 BILLION) FROM $44.55 BILLION (¤35.69 BILLION). WALL STREET HAD BEEN EXPECTING A PROFIT OF 12 CENTS PER SHARE, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY THOMSON FINANCIAL. _
