101.   The problem with many companies is that they are still selling at multiples that are too high for their earnings outlook.

102.   The rand fell again, lifting the earnings outlook for exporters and gold producers.

103.   They dropped after computer chipmaker Cirrus Logic Inc. reduced its fiscal third-quarter earnings outlook.

104.   U.S. stocks climbed as the lowest bond yields in more than two years improved the earnings outlook for interest rate-sensitive insurers and banks.

105.   U.S. stocks were mixed after climbing to records, as investors reassessed whether strong earnings outlooks were already reflected in share prices.

106.   Venezuelan stocks fell on concern that shares are overpriced relative to the corporate earnings outlook.

107.   Yet, the earnings outlook for the banking and insurance industries remains healthy, Finucane said.

108.   Poor earnings outlooks also weighed on stocks.

109.   A brighter earnings outlook from the semiconductor sector gave Wall Street some long-awaited good news Thursday, helping the market advance despite lingering doubts about the economy.

110.   Also Friday, NEC Corp., another Tokyo electronics maker, lowered its earnings outlook for the fiscal year.