31.   Taylor said loan losses may increase by moving to riskier loans, yet the bank has provisioned for such losses and believes profits will increase.

32.   The company also expects profits to increase because of stronger department store sales.

33.   U.S. stocks rose to records on optimism that a strong economy and falling interest rates will allow corporate profits to increase more than expected.

34.   Operating profits increased slightly in the financial services and international segments and were essentially steady in the large case pension segments.

35.   Boonstra became celebrated in the Dutch business world during his five years as CEO of Philips, when company profits increased dramatically.

36.   But Bischoff said the net profit had not increased at the same rate as sales.

37.   Daewoo Motor Co. was the only company whose net profits increased in the first half.

38.   He said as production costs remained, profit would increase substantially with the high prices.

39.   Profits increase first due to increase in productivity and secondly, due to decline in wages.

40.   Pre-tax profit increased mainly because of the improved performance of its associated company Amsteel Corporation Bhd and Kinabalu Motor Assembly.