61.   U.K. stocks fell after a smaller-than-expected drop in November retail sales revived concern interest rates may rise again soon, clouding the profit outlook.

62.   U.S. stocks are expected to rise for a fifth straight day after setting records Friday amid an optimistic profit outlook and few signs of inflation.

63.   U.S. stocks rose for a fifth straight day after setting records Friday amid an optimistic profit outlook and few signs of inflation.

64.   U.K. stocks also got a boost by speculation the British economy is expanding without the threat of accelerating inflation and higher interest rates, helping the corporate profit outlook.

65.   U.K. stocks fell after economic reports fanned concern interest rates will rise in the coming year, marring the corporate profit outlook.

66.   U.K. stocks rose, led by Lloyds TSB Plc and other banks and drug companies including Glaxo Wellcome Plc, which gained on brighter corporate profit outlooks.

67.   While trading will still probably finish the fiscal year below estimates that most brokerages used to predict their earnings, the uptick in activity brightens their profit outlook.

68.   While the revenue and unit sales figures match expectations, the profit outlook is overly conservative, said Georg Stuerzer, auto industry analyst at Bayerische Vereinsbank in Munich.

69.   Another analyst from Vickers Ballas agreed that there could be a downside risk for the long-term profit outlook.

70.   Banking stocks were also lower as Wall Street analysts continued to question the profit outlook for the industry.