41.   EDS released its earnings yesterday after the market closed.

42.   Drugmakers rallied after Amgen, Warner-Lambert and Schering-Plough released earnings.

43.   Earnings were released after the close.

44.   Earnings were released after trading closed for the day.

45.   East Japan Railway Co, Daiwa House Industry Co. and Yamaha Corp. are among the companies scheduled to release earnings for the six months to September today.

46.   Except for Obayashi, the earnings were released after the close of trading.

47.   Executives cannot sell shares until three days after earnings are released.

48.   FedEx released its earnings after the close of trading in New York.

49.   Ford, which will release earnings tomorrow, could also see a decline although not to the degree of Chrysler, analysts said.

50.   French media group Vivendi Universal released preliminary earnings Wednesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marie Messier saying the company is off to a fast start.