21.   The company said its U.S. operating profit remained stable due to strong performances by its full-price Camel brand and discount Doral cigarettes.

22.   U.S. airlines such as United are expected to order many new planes this year as long as their profits remain healthy.

23.   Also, cellphone maker Nokia came out with a forecast saying that although sales growth is weaker, profits remain on track.

24.   Analysts say weak corporate profits remain a source of concern for the market.

25.   And cellphone maker Nokia came out with a forecast saying that although sales growth is weaker, profits remain on track.

26.   Bargain-hunting investors bid stocks higher Thursday as they digested mixed earnings reports and more warnings that profits will remain weak in the first quarter.

27.   But analysts said buyers also remained cautious amid the widespread expectation that profits will remain weak for at least the first quarter of the year.

28.   But future profits remained the focus of most of the market.

29.   But Toyota Motor Vice Chairman Iwao Isomura told reporters he did not expect sales to continue to rise this year, although he expected profits to remain robust.

30.   Companies are producing new software and new technologies at an unprecedented rate to protect the privacy of consumers on the Internet, but profits remain elusive.