41.   Expectations of good fourth-quarter earnings reports from technology companies helped to push the Nasdaq composite index to a new record.

42.   Figuring out PE ratios for the Nasdaq composite index is tricky and controversial, because so many Nasdaq companies have little or no earnings.

43.   For the third straight session, the Nasdaq composite index, heavily laden with technology companies, set a record.

44.   For a historical graph of the composite index, see PCOMP Index GPC.

45.   In contrast, the NASDAQ composite index, which is less often used in arbitrage, has had deeper losses.

46.   In addition, a more robust housing market in the period will boost the composite index result, Angastiniotis said.

47.   In addition, a third key stock index, the Nasdaq composite index was signaling trouble.

48.   In percentage terms, the Nasdaq composite index climbed far more dramatically Friday.

49.   Indeed, the Nasdaq composite index, heavy with technology stocks, has risen twice as much as the Dow Jones industrial average since the beginning of the year.

50.   Intel Leads Dow and Nasdaq Higher Intel drove the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index higher.