81.   Minnesota stocks rose, led by ADC Telecommunications Inc. and Honeywell Inc. on optimism that corporate profits will rise.

82.   Mitsubishi Motor Corp. profit rose in the most recent fiscal year as cost cutting made up for an export sales drop caused by a strong yen.

83.   MIXED RESULTS IN AEROSPACE United Technologies, which makes everything from aircraft engines to elevators, said that its profit rose sharply.

84.   More likely, profits will rise by much less.

85.   Music profits rose at a slower pace because of a lack of new releases in the first quarter.

86.   Net profit would not rise as much, in part because of higher taxation, he said.

87.   Next week, though, when the department store chains announce earnings for last year, profits will have risen for most.

88.   Northwest Airlines Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit rose sevenfold, less than analysts expected, amid increases in passenger traffic and costs.

89.   Net profit rose only because of one-time items.

90.   Not only did corporate profits rise sharply, but investors found it easy to value stocks at unprecedented multiples to earnings.