71.   Earnings rose at the power generation division and the power transmission and distribution unit, which makes cables and switchboards, ABB said.

72.   Earnings rose even as copper prices hover at four-year lows due to sluggish demand from Asia.

73.   Earnings rose for most credit card companies.

74.   Earnings rose in part because the company cut costs following the First Interstate takeover, compared with the fourth quarter.

75.   Earnings should rise through increased efficiency as Photronics works the kinks out of recently-constructed plants, he said.

76.   Endo favors chipmakers because earnings may rise as the recent downturn in semiconductor prices ends and sales for telecommunications devices keep rising.

77.   Franklin Resources Inc. said its earnings rose in the first fiscal quarter, though assets under management declined because of slumping financial markets in Asia.

78.   Grolsch said it expects earnings to rise further this year.

79.   GM will release third quarter earnings tomorrow and its Hughes Electronics Corp. and GMAC subsidiaries said today that earnings rose.

80.   Household International Inc. said fourth-quarter earnings rose to a record high because of lower costs and rising income from its credit card business.