11.   Breu declined to give a net profit outlook, saying the company will publish first-half net results next month.

12.   Canada stocks rose for the seventh consecutive day amid optimism inflation will remain subdued, boosting the profit outlook for financial services issues.

13.   Combined with their difficulties in exporting, the profit outlook for many companies is worsening.

14.   Elsewhere, semiconductor shares rose after gains by computer-related stocks in the U.S. boosted chipmakers profit outlook.

15.   Falling bond yields make stock investing more attractive and bolster companies profit outlook by cutting borrowing costs.

16.   German shares pared early gains as U.S. stocks rose less than expected and as the dollar weakened against the mark, clouding the profit outlook for German exporters.

17.   He declined to comment on the long-term profit outlook.

18.   If it endures, the profit outlook for stocks mainly exposed to the domestic economy could be downgraded.

19.   In individual company news, Komag Inc. became the second disk drive part maker in as many days to lower its profit outlook for the current quarter.

20.   In the U.S., better-than-expected first-quarter earnings at Compaq Computer bolstered investor confidence about the profit outlook for computer-component makers.