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Lazard, the investment bank run by Bruce Wasserstein, more than doubled its profits for the third quarter this year, buoyed by sharp gains in its fees for advising on deals.

Fueled by sharp gains in Internet, networking and computer peripherals stocks, the Nasdaq Composite index is up 23.8% on the year.

Their earnings are expected to grow 1percentt in the second quarter, compared with a year ago, followed by sharp gains of 21percentt in the third quarter and 34percentt in the fourth, according to Thomson Financial/First Call.

In contrast to the broad market, technology stocks extended last weeks rally, bolstered by sharp gains among chipmakers, computer manufacturers and Internet companies.

In terms of the near-term outlook, Cripps expects current levels of volatility to continue into January, which is typically characterized by sharp gains.

"The fewer students we have, the fewer dollars we're getting" from the state and federal government, said Matthew E. Stanski, chief financial officer of Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, where enrollment has fallen by almost 5 percent in five years, despite sharp gains in nearby counties.

An unweighted index of commodities futures prices published by the Commodity Research Bureau rose 11.1percentt in 2000, largely because of sharp gains in energy prices.

Barnes & Noble and the Borders Group posted sharp gains in second-quarter profits yesterday, bolstered by sales of the newest Harry Potter book.

Not only did Mr. Obama capture the presidency, but he led his party to sharp gains in Congress.

Readers have begun to drift away from printed newspapers as their Web sites have experienced sharp gains in use.

The latter were also characterized by sharp increase in variability.