1.   Analog Devices and Scientific-Atlanta also produced disappointing earnings news.

2.   Analysts speculated that the resignation signaled bigger problems at the company than had earlier been anticipated and that more negative earnings news might be ahead.

3.   Analysts waited anxiously for earnings news from the company, and from them they drew conclusions about the computer industry and the broader market.

4.   As expected, neither rising energy costs nor high short-term interest rates stopped a stream of strong second-quarter earnings news.

5.   ATLANTA -- Profit is king, and where the stock market goes from here largely will be determined by earnings news.

6.   Bad earnings news from two high-profile technology companies sparked a sell-off on Thursday, the final session for November.

7.   Bad earnings news hurt GM after the automaker said its North American operations would miss profit margin goals because of declining car prices.

8.   A rash of trading that suggests someone expected the bad earnings news has triggered interest from regulators.

9.   All business news was reduced to earnings news, and growth forecasting emerged as an industry in its own right.

10.   Bullish earnings news also buoyed shares of shutter manufacturer Bunka Shutter Co.