41.   Kmart Corp. said its loss narrowed in the fiscal first quarter on lower expenses, beating Wall Street estimates.

42.   Kmart Corp. said its loss narrowed in the fiscal first quarter as it pared costs, beating Wall Street estimates.

43.   Late Tuesday, IBM reported that it had beaten profit estimates.

44.   Late Wednesday his Fremont company announced earnings that beat analyst estimates, but in a subsequent conference call he said profit margins could fall.

45.   Limited Inc. and Intimate Brands Inc. rose after posting earnings that matched or beat estimates.

46.   Microsoft is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow that are expected to beat analyst estimates.

47.   Morgan Stanley fell short of forecasts while Goldman beat estimates.

48.   Not all companies are beating their estimates, though.

49.   Nevertheless, the earnings beat estimates.

50.   Ohio stocks rose for a second day, led by gains in Diebold Inc. after the company reported third-quarter earnings that beat estimates.