51.   The profit increase is due to strong sales of industrial robots.

52.   The profit increase is linked with rising sales of electronics products and improving earnings of its overseas subsidiaries.

53.   The profit increase reflects rising sales of mobile phones.

54.   The profit increase was at the high end of expectations.

55.   These results come two months after the signing of a sweeping telecommunications bill and point to continued strong profit increases.

56.   They are expected to show the first year-over-year profit increase after five straight declining quarters.

57.   U.S. tobacco companies are expected to report a second straight quarter of smaller profit increases as gains in international cigarette sales slow.

58.   Unilever said profit increases in Brazil were reduced by a loss on the divestiture of its oil milling business.

59.   Two IDB affiliates also reported profit increases.

60.   Wall Street, which expects bigger profit increases over the long term, could become disappointed enough to cause a stock market downturn.