21.   Australian newspaper earnings rose slightly in the six months, though advertising volumes were weaker, reflecting a slow economy.

22.   Bank stocks will likely rise on expectations their earnings will rise if the central bank lowers bank reserve requirements, analysts said.

23.   Bay Networks Inc. said its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose on strong sales of computer network equipment.

24.   A week earlier, Coca-Cola said earnings would rise slightly, only because of gains from selling stakes in several bottlers.

25.   Brown Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose as low interest rates and surging stocks boosted underwriting revenue and brokerage commissions across Wall Street.

26.   But he says high productivity can also drive prices up by creating an expectation among investors that corporate earnings will rise.

27.   But studies of state programs that put welfare recipients to work without much training show that earnings typically rise by very little.

28.   CAIB said earnings rose on its management of a series of state assets sales and share offers in Russia, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria.

29.   Chairman Barry Galt told the conference that the company expects first-quarter earnings to rise because of higher natural gas prices.