61.   After slumping for several sessions, stocks were rallying even before the Fed chairman spoke Tuesday because of strong earnings performances.

62.   Airline stocks gained after UAL and Northwest Airlines reported unexpectedly strong earnings.

63.   Aiwa Corp. posted surprisingly strong earnings for the first half as sales of small-size televisions and mini-stereos picked up overseas.

64.   Alcoa Shares Drop Alcoa shares fell when the company reported strong earnings that were nonetheless below Wall Street expectations.

65.   Airline stocks gained after UAL Corp. and Northwest Airlines Corp. reported unexpectedly strong earnings.

66.   All four companies have just reported strong earnings.

67.   Bridgestone has not risen as far as other internationally known auto-related companies with strong earnings prospects, traders said.

68.   Both Honda and TDK recently posted strong earnings.

69.   Brazilian stocks rose on the strength of strong earnings by state telephone company Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA amid slow trading.

70.   But for a big company like Ameritech, with institutional shareholders who demand a long-term plan for strong earnings growth, going home is not an option.