11.   Although banks will likely see earnings growth falling as higher interest rates reduces loan demand, stock prices at many banks have dropped faster than potential profit growth.

12.   Although ATC will probably have faster earnings growth because of its small size, investors may want to stay with the more established company.

13.   Although earnings growth and share prices tend to rise equally over time, they alternate leadership roles, according to a Federal Reserve study released last year.

14.   Among other benchmark stocks, properties were mixed amid concern government plans to curb rising home prices may slow apartment sales and developers earnings growth.

15.   Analyst Frank Mitsch said earnings growth should accelerate next quarter because specialty chemicals prices are rising along with demand.

16.   Analysts say investors, nervous about earnings growth, are reacting by shifting money from smaller stocks into larger blue chips that have more reliable records of profit growth.

17.   Analysts said earnings growth of high-tech companies will continue to be strong.

18.   Analysts said investors were shifting into large-capitalization stocks that lagged a rally last month and smaller stocks that promise higher earnings growth this year and next.

19.   Analysts said profit from its interests in utilities, ferries and hotels will lag earnings growth in other industries.

20.   Analysts said earnings growth for most large companies linked to the benchmark index will be dwarfed by profits of smaller companies.