By the end of the first quarter, Penn State had given up 17 points, its worst first-quarter performance since 1994.

But some analysts cautioned today that it was too soon to tell whether the first-quarter performance would continue for the rest of the year.

Delta's first-quarter performance was lower than Wall Street analysts had forecast.

Bird's first-quarter performance, which boosted Boston into a 38-29 lead, included three 3-point field goals.

He is hanging his hopes on the consumer product company's first-quarter performance.

Lotus Development's stock tumbled, despite what analysts deemed a strong first-quarter performance by the company.

But despite the first-quarter performance, analysts are uncertain about how the science and technology funds will fare during the rest of the year.

The average equity fund's second-quarter return beat its first-quarter performance by 1.5 percentage points.

Thanks to a more respectable first-quarter performance, the fund is up 7.6 percent through the six months.

A 9 percent growth in international sales was credited for the strong first-quarter performance.