61. The earnings gains may be short-lived. 62. The stock has languished in spite of strong earnings gains and an improving art market. 63. The surging U.S. stock market foreshadows a new wave of stock splits, as consistent earnings gains drive shares of many companies to record highs. 64. The Wayne, Pennsylvania-based company benefited from optimism that software and computer companies will report the biggest second-quarter earnings gains, analysts said. 65. They get squeezed as their customers -- many of them the big companies reporting earnings gains -- force suppliers to lower prices in an effort to cut costs. 66. They follow other retailers which, at the start of earnings season for the February-to-April quarter, have reported robust earnings gains. 67. This is the fifth straight quarter of double-digit earnings gains for Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart. 68. This is the fifth-straight quarter of double-digit earnings gains for Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart. 69. Those earnings gains, in turn, fueled stock prices. 70. Touted for its reliable earnings gains, Sunrise now faces an uphill struggle to regain investor confidence, analysts said. |