51.   Some strategists predict the small fry are more likely to have strong earnings if the economy stays its pace.

52.   Some investors expected the company to have higher earnings, analysts said.

53.   Some specialty apparel chains such as Gap Inc. will have good earnings increases, analysts said, while profits at consumer electronics retailers run into more static.

54.   Stocks gained earlier as investors bought shares of drug makers and health product companies expected to have strong earnings in coming quarters.

55.   Sunday Break did not have enough earnings in graded stakes races to make the Derby field, and Drysdale chose to skip the Preakness.

56.   That gain was handy since Chinese companies can only distribute dividends if they have current earnings.

57.   That would have increased earnings, because the company books a sale when it sells a car to a dealer.

58.   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EARNINGS FALL Texas Instruments had lower earnings, indicating the continued uneven performance of the semiconductor industry.

59.   That is not true at Salomon Brothers Inc., a New York-based securities firm that had higher earnings and gave lower bonuses this year.

60.   The bank is expected to have strong earnings in the second half as a cost-cutting plan is implemented.