1.   America Online Inc. reported record first-quarter profit and revenue Tuesday, surpassing Wall Street estimates, on strong growth in membership, advertising and electronic commerce.

2.   And export demand has likely surpassed government estimates, while U.S. processors have been crushing soybeans for meal and oil at a record pace.

3.   Apple Computer reported strong earnings that surpassed Wall Street estimates.

4.   As a result, companies are more likely to surpass profit estimates this year, they said.

5.   BayBanks surpassed Wall Street estimate with record profits last year.

6.   Both increases surpassed estimates by economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.

7.   CARBIDE AHEAD Union Carbide said that its second-quarter profits more than doubled, surpassing Wall Street estimates.

8.   Compaq Computer Corp. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter results reached a record and surpassed Wall Street estimates.

9.   Expectations that profits would surpass estimates in the third and fourth quarters helped send stocks to record highs this month.

10.   He added more optimistically that more than half of the works that did sell far surpassed their estimates, as few contemporary auctions could boast in recent years.