BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MARCH 27, 2000 ISSUE
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Earnings Growth


The best in profits growth


TOP TEN                      (ONE-YEAR)
                          PERCENT INCREASE

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC              10740%

DOW JONES                       3158

ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM           2353

HERCULES                        1767

APPLIED MATERIALS               1157

TIME WARNER                     1067

AMERICA ONLINE                   762

MILLIPORE                        552

GEORGIA-PACIFIC GROUP            545

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDS.       497


TOP TEN                      (THREE-YEAR)
                        AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE

NCR                            593.9%

TYCO INTERNATIONAL             297.4

McKESSON HBOC                  235.4

BEST BUY                       195.1

TIME WARNER                    155.2

QUALCOMM                       131.8

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS              115.8

UNISYS                         115.3

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL         109.3

OWENS CORNING                  108.7


DATA: COMPUSTAT, PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S INSTITUTIONAL MARKET SERVICES


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