31.   An earnings report is expected from Amdahl.

32.   An earnings report is expected from Cisco Systems.

33.   An earnings report is expected from Gillette.

34.   An earnings report is expected from Wal-Mart.

35.   An earnings report that was stronger than expected lifted stocks out of the doldrums Monday as most major market indexes closed higher.

36.   Analysts say they expect few surprises in the earnings report.

37.   And at the first sign of a rally in April, investors piled back into growth funds, and technology stocks surged despite continually gloomy earnings reports.

38.   Analysts raised their stock recommendations after the earnings report.

39.   Analysts said the downturn will be short-lived after strong earnings reports for Hungarian exporters and new issues planned in Poland lure more foreign money.

40.   And financial-services companies, for which continued consolidations are expected, rose, aided by a strong earnings report from Goldman Sachs.