21.   Even when small-cap companies have earnings, however, they rarely pay dividends.

22.   First, the company has no earnings, although it may eke out a few pennies per share in the fourth quarter.

23.   Former tech glamour stocks, if they have no earnings, will continue to lose ground.

24.   GE Transportation also has had record earnings.

25.   GE ENDS STRONG YEAR GE had strong earnings in the fourth quarter, lifted by its NBC network and its finance and plastics divisions.

26.   He does it, in part, by avoiding companies that report results that look better than they actually are and by sticking with those that have solid earnings.

27.   Humana Inc., another big HMO, also had poor earnings this year.

28.   Industrial equipment had higher earnings on increased production and sales.

29.   IRAs can be funded only if the owner has earnings that at least equal the contributions, and earned income is far in the future for your daughter.

30.   Investors bought shares of drug makers and health product companies expected to have strong earnings in coming quarters.