81.   Separately, the company posted a second-quarter profit because of a big gain, but sales slipped.

82.   Shares in Cia. de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, or CTC, also rallied on hopes the company will post robust earnings growth over the next few years.

83.   Shares of other stocks fell on concern that other companies would post disappointing third-quarter earnings, analysts said.

84.   Some critics say many companies are still posting boring retrofits of printed material, offering screens filled with difficult-to-read text.

85.   Some stocks have begun to move up with oil prices, even while the companies post declining earnings and keep their charges low to drillers.

86.   So eager were investors to snap up shares of Computer Associates after the company posted its results that trading was briefly delayed.

87.   St. Louis stocks rose to their highest level since early January as McDonnell Douglas Corp. and other companies posted gains.

88.   Some recording companies now post parental warnings on their CDs.

89.   Stocks in Internet-related issues like Individual Inc. and Lycos Inc. plunged when the companies posted losses.

90.   Still, the companies will post robust growth, even if below expectations, traders said.