101.   Other telephone companies posted strong profits, with MCI Communications, SBC Communications and Bell Atlantic posting records, as demand for local, long-distance and wireless services boomed.

102.   Reliant Energy has reported strong profits, but that included gains from unregulation operations outside of Texas.

103.   Reliant Energy has reported strong profits, but that included gains from unregulated operations outside Texas.

104.   Record sales and strong profits were not enough to keep computer equipment maker Smart and Friendly Inc. out of bankruptcy court.

105.   Reports of strong profits fueled the rise.

106.   Sellers of Yankee bonds are filling a gap left by U.S. companies, who are borrowing less thanks to strong profits and cash flow.

107.   Shares of Japanese heavy machinery manufacturers surged after two industry leaders reported surprisingly strong profits last week and a third followed suit today.

108.   Similarly strong profits from Sun Microsystems Inc. helped drive up computer stocks.

109.   Short-sellers always worry when they see a company that reports strong profit but is bleeding cash.

110.   Shares of Japanese heavy machinery manufacturers surged after two industry leaders reported strong profit growth last week and a third followed suit today.