31. Before special charges , GEC earned 1 billion pounds during the year ended March 31. 32. The estimate Thursday by America West Holdings Corp . includes special charges announced earlier. 33. Excluding the special charges , though, ETrade has made a profit in six consecutive quarters. 34. This is the special charge of the U . S . Department of Justice. 35. Operating losses represent income before taxes and before special charges . 36. However, the reports for both periods were altered by a variety of special charges . 37. Excluding special charges , pretax automotive operations swung from a loss to a slim profit. 38. Excluding special charges , the loss was $ 105 million, or 68 cents a share. 39. After-tax cash flow is net income excluding special charges such as amortizing goodwill from acquisitions. 40. That included special charges of dlrs 126 . 9 million, or 78 cents per share.
