61.   U.S. stocks climbed as Whirlpool Corp. and Tektronix Inc. said they would slash jobs, raising confidence that companies will do whatever it takes to boost profits.

62.   While technology issues like Intel fell behind early, they climbed back as shares of Microsoft gained.

63.   Yesterday, stocks climbed as Exxon Corp., Mobil Corp. and other oil shares rallied to records on expectations of robust profits next year.

64.   Zinc producer Pasminco Ltd. climbed as zinc reached its highest price in seven years and gold stocks gained as the precious metal rose.

65.   A Civil Defense official, Lt. Amin Karam, said he expected the toll to continue to climb as police and recovery workers searched the charred train cars.

66.   But relief workers warned that the risk of death from disease was likely to climb as the floods wane.

67.   In addition to tracking the gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq, traders said some local shares climbed as investors came out buying bargains.

68.   Meanwhile, share prices climbed as domestic pension funds and other investors bought shares in blue chips and high-technology issues.

69.   Officials feared the toll could climb as French and Dutch divers looked Monday through hundreds of sunken boats in the lagoon for victims.

70.   On the stock market, the Nikkei climbed as overnight gains on Wall Street sparked buying in Tokyo.