61.   Earlier this month, the company reported strong gains in revenue, new orders and its backlog for the second quarter.

62.   Donald Fine, chief market strategist for Chase Securities, said he expected a decline in durable goods in October following strong gains in both August and September.

63.   Economists said such strong gains in productivity are unusual, if not unprecedented.

64.   Elsewhere, strong gains were posted by corporate bonds, agencies and other spread products that are priced off government bond yields.

65.   Encouraged by bonds, stocks also posted strong gains.

66.   Exxon, Amoco and ARCO showed strong quarterly gains from their chemical businesses and from higher crude oil prices.

67.   EXXON EARNINGS UP SLIGHTLY Exxon reported a slight improvement in earnings, helped by strong gains in refining that more than offset a big drop in crude petroleum prices.

68.   Exxon posted a strong gain in quarterly earnings, helped by gains in chemicals.

69.   For example, Xilinx and LSI Logic both lowered their revenue targets for the December quarter, and their stocks both posted strong gains.

70.   Following a strong gain Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, American depository receipts of Japanese companies turned higher.