31.   Taiwan stocks were mixed as a continued drop in financial shares offset gains in manufacturing companies like Tatung Co. that are expecting higher earnings.

32.   The Ann Arbor-based company also said it expects record earnings for the fiscal year.

33.   The company had expected lower earnings, President and Chief Executive Dennis Foster said.

34.   The company also said it expects increased earnings from international sales of its sports-based apparel.

35.   The company said this week that it expected record earnings this year and that officers of the company were heavy buyers of the stock.

36.   The earnings are expected after the market closes.

37.   The company warned investors to expect lower earnings in the third quarter.

38.   The declines came as investors who expected strong earnings next year might be reconsidering that view, analysts said.

39.   The earnings are expected tomorrow.

40.   The issuer of Visa and MasterCard credit cards also said it expects earnings for the year to fall below analyst estimates.