51.   Oil stocks generally declined yesterday, even more than the overall market, despite higher than expected earnings from Chevron and others.

52.   Of its five divisions, the transportation and services units posted worse than expected earnings.

53.   Oil stocks generally rose today, as Texaco Inc. and Amoco Corp. reported better than expected earnings.

54.   One common rule, followed by Maguire, is to buy stocks only when their price-earnings multiples are appreciably lower than their expected earnings growth rates.

55.   Only a small part of an expected earnings shortfall during this quarter will be caused by trouble in Asia, the company said.

56.   Shares of computer, software and semiconductor stocks led decliners in New York yesterday after computer retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. reported weaker-than- expected earnings.

57.   Shares that led the rise became expensive in relation to their expected earnings, traders said.

58.   Shares rose on hopes benchmark stock Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA would post better than expected earnings.

59.   Sohn said investors have been insensitive to rising rates this time around because many of them are not bothering to make careful calculations about expected earnings.

60.   Stock prices weakened Monday, beginning with a round of computer-guided sell orders and ending with anticipation about expected earnings reports from Intel and Microsoft.