41.   Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc. also reported stronger profit for the quarter.

42.   Cisco is scheduled to report quarterly profit on Tuesday.

43.   Cisco is scheduled to report quarterly profit Tuesday.

44.   Companies report profits now, of course, but many believe they have a right to manage those numbers as they wish.

45.   Conrail and CSX also are expected to report higher profits on increased shipments of commodities.

46.   Conrail, meanwhile, Wednesday reported a profit for the fourth quarter, reversing a loss from a year earlier.

47.   Compaq Computer Corp. Tuesday reported profits that were better than Wall Street analysts had expected, but it also disclosed its key commercial PC business had a substantial loss.

48.   CSR, which is a diversified building products, sugar and aluminum company, is among a growing list of companies to report lower profits this year.

49.   Computer makers stumbled after Astea International Inc. said it would report poor profits in the second quarter.

50.   Conoco Inc., Phillips Petroleum Co., and USX-Marathon Group also reported higher profits.