11.   New York metropolitan area stocks rose, led by Schlumberger Ltd. and Xerox Corp., as investor confidence in a growing economy boosted profit outlooks.

12.   Philippine stocks rose for a third day as interest rates declined, boosting the outlook for property companies.

13.   Shares of Citicorp, Chase Manhattan Corp. and BankAmerica Corp. climbed as falling borrowing costs boosted the outlook for profits this year.

14.   Shares of Barclays PLC traded in the U.S. rose amid optimism that interest rates in Britain could fall further, boosting the outlook for profits this year.

15.   That drove up bonds, cut borrowing costs, and boosted the outlook for corporate profit growth.

16.   The optimistic inflation outlook drove up bonds, cut borrowing costs, and boosted the outlook for corporate profit growth.

17.   The U.S. dollar rose, boosting the outlook for European exporters.

18.   U.S. stocks are expected to open higher as borrowing costs stabilized, boosting the outlook for corporate profits.

19.   Shares of exporters gained the most as a rise in the dollar against the yen boosted the outlook for their overseas earnings.