stockholm oct 20 reuters  swedens ericsson ericbst on thursday reported thirdquarter core earnings that missed expectations for the second quarter in a row as margins took a hit from higher component and logistics costs the companys quarterly adjusted operating earnings fell to 71 billion swedish crowns 63305 million from 88 billion crowns a year earlier missing analysts mean forecast of 873 billion according to refinitiv data reporting by supantha mukherjee in stockholm editing by niklas pollard