61.   Earnings are rising as consumers install extra phone lines in their homes for faxing and linking to the Internet.

62.   Earnings have risen at a double-digit rate in each quarter for more than five years.

63.   Earnings per share rose less than net profit as the number of shares increase after investors exercised warrants last year, Nestle said.

64.   Earnings per share rose slightly because the company has been buying back and retiring shares.

65.   Earnings rose in all divisions through September, UBS said, without giving any Swiss franc figures.

66.   Earnings will also rise, the company said.

67.   Earlier, the government reported that unemployment fell less than had been expected, while average earnings were rising more slowly than economists thought.

68.   Earnings per share rose faster than net income because First Union bought back its preferred shares in March.

69.   Earnings rose as cost-cutting helped offset slow sales in Germany and Switzerland, the company said.

70.   Earnings rose as global financial markets soared in the first half.