11.   McNamee expects a slew of strong earnings reports in the coming weeks, predicting they will help push the market higher.

12.   New buying by Western and Russian investors pushed the market up, traders said.

13.   Oil and gas companies, as well as petrochemical companies, also pushed the market higher.

14.   Other shares pushing the market to its sixth day of gains include entertainment concern Thorn EMI Plc.

15.   Pension funds steadily increased stock holdings until about two months ago when interest rate concerns began pushing the market down, he said.

16.   Petrobras also pushed the market higher.

17.   Resource stocks helped push the market higher.

18.   Rising media shares helped push the market higher.

19.   Rising copper production has already pushed the market into surplus -- where supply exceeds demand -- analysts say.

20.   Santa Clara-based Intel has been pushing the market toward Pentiums, opening up a huge potential market for the chips.