91.  Dell shares rose 2 1/8 at 99 5/8 after hitting a record 100 earlier in the day, almost five times their price last July.

92.  Dell stock rose $3 per share, or 13.5 percent, to close at $25.18 Thursday as the Nasdaq closed up almost 9 percent.

93.  Dell will have to exceed estimates by as much as some investors want or its shares could decline, said Lehman Brothers analyst Kimberly Alexy in a new report.

94.  Dell, which split its stock 2 for 1 today, fell 1 1/2 to 80 in most-active trading of 12.7 million shares.

95.  DELL-EARNINGS (Undated) _ Dell Computer is due to report earnings and is expected to come in at 54 cents a share.

96.  DELL-EARNINGS _ Dell will post earnings and is expected to come in at 27 cents a share.

97.  Dell's 18.9 percent share in the third quarter edged out Compaq's 18.4 percent.

98.  Dell's announcement, made before the markets opened, lifted its shares by more than 8 percent.

99.  Dell's growth pushed it past Compaq to become the PC-maker with the largest share of the market, according to research firm Gartner Dataquest.

100.  Dell's net income rose to $1.01 a share, from 35 cents a year earlier.