21.   An earnings report is expected from IBM.

22.   An earnings report is expected from Motorola.

23.   An example of market restraint would be its reaction to a gangbusters second-quarter earnings report by General Motors.

24.   An update could come with the earnings report.

25.   Analysts and investors now turn their attention to earnings reports from both CCE and Coca-Cola, which will be released next month.

26.   Analysts are left to sift through tea leaves of adjectives that the company sprinkles throughout its earnings report.

27.   Analysts did find some good news in the interim earnings report, though.

28.   Analysts said positive earnings reports and encouraging economic data had positioned the market to bounce back.

29.   Analysts said there were few surprises in the earnings report.

30.   Analysts have told First Call that they expect sluggish third-quarter earnings reports from retailers, too.