41.   New York metropolitan area stocks rose, led by retailer General Host Corp. which reported its second consecutive quarterly profit.

42.   Nike was also punished after warning of lower domestic orders while reporting an eight-fold quarterly profit increase.

43.   Northern Telecom reports its quarterly profit Tuesday.

44.   On a conference call with reporters, company officials would not rule out further quarterly profit declines this year.

45.   Other oil service companies and contract drillers last week also reported double-digit increases in quarterly profits.

46.   Phillips joined other major U.S.-based energy companies in reporting double-digit increases in quarterly profits, primarily from strong refining businesses.

47.   Some journalists say the stock market appears to reward newspaper companies that press for quarterly profit improvement at all costs rather than those companies that press for journalistic quality.

48.   Some paper companies, meanwhile, are reporting record quarterly profits.

49.   State Street stock has been under pressure ever since the company reported quarterly profits that rose, but not by as much as expected, in mid-July.

50.   The Atlanta-based retailer has blamed plunging lumber prices in recent months for a rare decline in quarterly profit.