11.   Earnings gains were generated by cost-cutting measures at its energy, waste management and mechanical and plant engineering units.

12.   Earnings gains at steakhouse chain Longhorn Steaks Inc. will be modest as the Olympic Games in Atlanta cut into sales.

13.   Even consumer products had more-than-respectable earnings gains.

14.   First Union Corp. and First Bank System Inc. reported earnings gains from higher fees and cost cutting.

15.   Fluor may be able to report another earnings gain in the year ending in October.

16.   Financial stocks have been among the biggest gainers since the middle of August as investors bet low rates would spur earnings gains.

17.   For the last three years, the market had been dominated by big-name stocks with strong earnings gains, like Travelers Group Inc. and General Electric.

18.   Food stocks declined after CPC International reported an earnings gain that analysts found disappointing.

19.   For most of this year, drug stocks had been ignored by investors, despite strong earnings gains in the first two quarters.

20.   He noted that earnings gains of small- and medium-sized companies had now exceeded those of big companies for three straight quarters.