31.   Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. also fell this week, after the entertainment software maker reported weak earnings.

32.   Some drug makers could still report higher gains than expected.

33.   The computer game maker reported earnings in line with analyst expectations.

34.   The consumer electronics maker will report first-quarter earnings on Thursday.

35.   The chemical maker will report nine-month earnings tomorrow.

36.   The decline came as two brokerages lowered their investment ratings soon after the software maker reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.

37.   The Fed said that sales were lower for cement and wood products in Texas, and many semiconductor makers are reporting flat sales.

38.   The plastics maker reported lower fiscal second-quarter net income amid weaker prices for its plastic products.

39.   The San Francisco-based software maker reported a loss of six cents per share Thursday.

40.   The shoe maker reported a strong second-quarter earnings increase, its first in a year and half.