1.   Now their earnings prospects look bright, and they have lately done far better than the giants.

2.   Also, many small stocks are more cheaply valued, relative to their earnings prospects.

3.   Analysts described the company as a solid investment, with good earnings prospects and numerous potential foreign investors.

4.   Analysts are modestly upbeat about the earnings prospects for Motorola and Intel, which will release their results this afternoon.

5.   And that should help, not hurt, earnings prospects.

6.   And technology stocks, a major component of the Nasdaq, saw their performance under pressure as investors became increasingly skittish about earnings prospects.

7.   Another company cited by analysts as having steady earnings prospects is Mississippi Chemical Corp., a maker of fertilizer nutrients like nitrogen, phosphate and potash.

8.   Argentine shares surged to a nine-day high as positive earnings prospects drew pension and mutual fund managers with an abundance of fresh investment capital.

9.   Argentine stocks fell a second day on concern that shares in steel companies and other cyclical industries have risen beyond what earnings prospects warrant.

10.   Argentine shares surged to a nine day high as positive earnings prospects drew pension and mutual fund managers with an abundance of fresh investment capital.