1. Among other companies whose earnings will buoy the market are Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Federal Signal Corp., Henderson said. 2. Dell Computer Corp. better-than-expected earnings buoyed the Nasdaq Composite Index and Philip Morris Cos. rebounded. 3. The unexpectedly strong earnings buoyed other computer shares rose. 4. The unexpectedly strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard buoyed other computer shares. 5. Sharp said its group results were buoyed by earnings in the United States, Europe and Asia, while domestic demand remained sluggish. |