21.   Not all companies that met or beat forecasts prospered in trading today.

22.   Not all companies that beat forecasts gained.

23.   Revenue Growth Slows at Dell Dell Computer reported record revenue and earnings that beat forecasts.

24.   Some of the nations largest chains said profits in the February-to-April quarter beat analyst forecasts.

25.   That beat forecasts, which analysts had pared after a warning from the company.

26.   The broad market gained as Compaq Computer Corp. and MCI Communications Corp. reported earnings that beat forecasts.

27.   The earnings beat forecasts.

28.   The fall brought Microsoft off its record high, set this week on expectations that fiscal fourth-quarter profit would handily beat forecasts.

29.   The latest results beat the forecasts of even the most optimistic analysts surveyed by IBES International Inc., who expected profits to decline.

30.   The manufacturer of fiber-optic equipment said that its profit in the fourth-quarter will meet or beat company forecasts.