91.   A slowdown in earnings growth and aging products had spurred some investors to speculate the company would be acquired, analysts said.

92.   A. Currently, valuations in Latin America are reasonably low relative to prospective earnings growth, and that applies with some force in Mexico.

93.   A. Sustained earnings growth from a broader array of stocks will change the rotation.

94.   A. The parent companies, like the natural-gas companies, are valued by earnings and earnings growth.

95.   A. We should see very strong earnings growth in basic materials companies, the paper, chemical and aluminum stocks.

96.   According to Maruyama, the rally in the U.S. was sparked by optimism about earnings growth.

97.   Acquisitions and contract awards in the third quarter should help the companies sustain their earnings growth, analysts said.

98.   After all, those assumptions that earnings growth will not change much are not valid during recessions.

99.   After double-digit profit growth helped by declines in problem loans the past few years, their earnings growth is seen slowing to single digits.

100.   After the adjustment is made in December, analysts will start measuring per-share earnings growth from that new base, he said.