21.   It encourages investors to run them up some more.

22.   Like other highly visible personalities on Wall Street, Greenberg was eager to send out a message that would encourage investors and help his own firm.

23.   Many of the forecasters work for Wall Street investment houses, and their sunny readings of the daily economic data encouraged investors, helping to make stock prices surge.

24.   Lower rates are good for stocks because they reduce company borrowing costs, increase corporate profits and encourage investors out of fixed-income securities into equities.

25.   Meanwhile, another economic report also encouraged investors.

26.   Peruvian stocks rose for a sixth day, led by Southern Peru Copper, as optimism over the economy and falling inflation encouraged investors.

27.   Sentiment turned positive toward the dollar last week after the Japanese government announced a program to encourage Japanese investors to purchase foreign securities.

28.   Signs that the two sides may be moving toward resolving their differences encouraged some investors.

29.   Signs yesterday that the two sides may be moving toward resolving their differences encouraged some investors.

30.   Some telecommunications analysts said Wednesday that the affirmation, after a string of bad news for the sector, was enough to encourage many investors.