31.   No survivors had been reported shortly after midnight, Steve Sapp of the U.S. Coast Guard told CNN.

32.   On Wednesday, for instance, technology stocks were buoyed by better-than-expected earnings from Dell Computer, which reported after the close of trading Tuesday.

33.   Personal computer stocks rose as investors anticipated unexpectedly strong earnings from Dell Computer Corp., which were reported after the market closed.

34.   Russian news outlets reported shortly after the disaster that debris from a foreign vessel had been spotted near the Kursk, lending credence to that theory.

35.   Shares of computer manufacturers rose, encouraged by the strong earnings of Dell Computer, which were reported after the market closed Tuesday.

36.   Six out of eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected the American Petroleum Institute to report after markets closed that distillate inventories rose.

37.   Since the program went into effect, no turtle slaughters have been reported after explosions.

38.   Still, the loss, which was reported after the close of the stock market, was bigger than analysts had expected.

39.   Swiss Re reported after Swiss direct insurers posted bumper profits, buoyed by soaring markets and a low level of claims.

40.   The American Petroleum Institute is expected to report after the markets close that U.S. refiners processed less crude oil last week because of refinery shutdowns.