11.   Fannie Mae quickly responded that the comparison to a high-risk hedge fund was unfounded and that the company exceeded all regulatory standards for financial strength.

12.   Hoffman maintains his company has exceeded its advertising budget, saying ads have been placed on local channels and some cable networks, but Hoffman would not be specific.

13.   If it is, the company may exceed its original profit forecasts, she said.

14.   In addition, Mazda fell short of its goal for parts used in the United States, while the four other companies exceeded their goals in this category.

15.   In virtually every case where a company substantially exceeded the appropriate payout, the cause was generous stock-option grants.

16.   Schwab says its top executives got those big bonuses because the company handily exceeded its financial targets last year.

17.   SOUTH KOREAN stocks staged their biggest gains in three weeks as investors bet earnings at LG Chemical Co. and other small-capitalization companies will exceed expectations.

18.   Some analysts, however, had expected the Redwood City, California-based company to exceed Wall Street expectations, as it has in the past four quarters.

19.   StarMine also accurately predicted that five energy companies would exceed estimates.

20.   The company has exceeded estimates the past three years, according to First Call Corp.