91.   A strong earnings report by IBM also sparked a rally in technology stocks and the Nasdaq, he said.

92.   A slew of earnings reports from retailers showed strong sales gains at department and general merchandise stores, but poor showings at apparel retailers.

93.   A strong earnings report from a key technology issue, Applied Materials, helped stem the recent profit-taking in that sector.

94.   A surge in Microsoft provided part of the gains in the three leading market indicators, as investors anticipated a favorable earnings report.

95.   A widely anticipated earnings report today is expected from Sun Microsystems Inc.

96.   According to Danish accounting regulations, unrealized bond losses or gains must be included in earnings reports.

97.   Actual third-quarter earnings reports will be issued over the next three or four weeks.

98.   After the close of trading yesterday, Employee Solutions said it would delay the release of its earnings report and offered no explanation.

99.   Airline analyst Edward Starkman of Warburg Dillon Read said America West is performing well, but not quite as good as the earnings report showed.

100.   After Pharmacia arranged to merge with Upjohn, Volvo committed to retaining the stake until the company issued its first joint earnings report.