71.   Singapore stocks rose, led by Singapore Telecommunications and City Developments, as investors picked local companies with sound earnings outlooks.

72.   Stocks were higher on an improved earnings outlook.

73.   Telekom Malaysia Bhd., its earnings outlook at home clouded by competition, is looking to greener pastures abroad.

74.   Telecommunications stocks also fell on concern about their earnings outlook.

75.   Texas stocks climbed for the third straight day as Eljer Industries Inc. surged on a favorable lawsuit settlement and technology stocks rose on improved earnings outlooks.

76.   Still, some blue chip electronic stocks such as Toshiba Corp, and Hitachi Ltd. fell on flagging optimism about their share price value relative to the earnings outlook.

77.   Stocks rallied based on the favorable earnings outlook, investors said.

78.   Stocks rose as investors snapped up stocks of electronics makers and other shares with heady earnings outlooks.

79.   Texas stocks fell today on a weak earnings outlook from Landmark Graphics Corp. and poor sales forecasts for computer-related issues.

80.   That gave the company a clear profile as a global reinsurer, and an earnings outlook most companies only dream of.