1.   Among their other attractions, Canadian bank profits are surging.

2.   Analysts say the wild swings suggest that investors are no longer uniformly convinced that inflation will remain dormant, interest rates will stay low and profits will surge.

3.   As U.S. bank profits surge, the people who lend money to banks -- bond investors -- expect the good times to last a while longer.

4.   Airline stocks jumped for a second day amid expectations that profits will surge.

5.   Corporate profits are surging this year, to the delight of those who thought a slowdown might crimp results at United States companies.

6.   General Motors fell along with other interest rate-sensitive stocks as investors grew less optimistic that rates will tumble and profits will surge next year.

7.   He observed that each previous relationship-building initiative, however, was shunted aside as soon as the markets heated up and trading profits surged.

8.   His claim later proved correct when bad loans subsided and profits surged.

9.   Profits surged as companies poured out new securities to fund construction of factories and purchase equipment.

10.   Profit surged almost fivefold at its international stores.