61.   Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter said each post-split company will benefit by focusing more on its own business instead of being part of larger medical corporation.

62.   Drugmakers benefit by getting products at early stages of development, while biotechnology companies benefit by receiving funds to further their work.

63.   During most of the past five years, tech companies have benefited from low inflation, low interest rates and high productivity.

64.   Drug, food and medical device companies will benefit from legislation designed to streamline the FDA, and also gained from provisions in the tax bill.

65.   Energy companies benefited in the last quarter from the higher prices.

66.   Even smaller companies have benefited from the Olympic gold rush.

67.   Energy companies also will benefit from the exchange rate.

68.   Executives strove to put a bitter proxy battle behind them while emphasizing that the company would benefit directly from its increased size.

69.   Falling interest rates have been a major reason for the recent rally in stocks, as companies benefit when they can pay less to expand their businesses.

70.   Even with the economic crisis in Asia that exploded during the fourth quarter, PC companies benefited from steady demand.