81.   Stronger economic activity in Mexico may fuel a rise in telecommunications traffic and enable Telmex to post higher earnings.

82.   Still, the order could help the company continue to post record earnings.

83.   Still, other analysts note, the company has posted strong earnings on its portfolio investments.

84.   That financial boost should help DuPont post record earnings, and Conoco to post its second-best earnings ever, Dunham said.

85.   That is the message from Morgan Stanley Co. and Lehman Brothers Inc., which posted record earnings for the fourth quarter and year Tuesday.

86.   That fanned optimism companies on both sides of the Atlantic will post robust earnings this year.

87.   The auto companies are posting great earnings, but Wall Street evidently believes those figures will fade.

88.   The better retailers seem to consistently post disappointing earnings, while the poorer ones go bankrupt.

89.   The banks were expected to post record earnings this year as they cut costs, and as bad-loan charges fall following one-time charges last year.

90.   The company is expected to post record earnings for the year, boosted by commission income.