11.   Oil-service stocks were higher on rising oil prices and industry profits.

12.   Payments are affected by the volume of cigarettes sold for domestic consumption, industry profits and how much illegal sales to minors are reduced.

13.   Security industry profits reached record levels, but growth in personal income in New York state still lagged.

14.   Shares of oil exploration and oilfield service companies fell as declining oil and natural gas prices suggested industry profits will drop in coming quarters.

15.   Taiwan stocks declined, led by chip makers such as United Microelectronics Corp. and Acer Inc., on expectations semiconductor industry profit is poised to slow.

16.   THAI stocks fell, led by bank and finance companies issues amid concern industry profits will fail to match forecasts.

17.   That will pose a major threat to drug industry profits.

18.   The fact remains that the tobacco industry profits from youth smoking and the Republicans gave in to a powerful special interest that contributes millions to their campaigns.

19.   The measure, hailed as a way to open the information superhighway, instead has produced record industry profits but few benefits to consumers, he asserted.

20.   The RIAA successfully sued Napster and other online music swapping sites, and has pulled no punches pursuing any company that threatens industry profits.