21.   In Brazil, shares traded mixed all week as investor optimism about the sale of state assets was placed in doubt by an expected Supreme Court ruling.

22.   Investor optimism can cover a multitude of sins.

23.   Investor optimism has powered a rally in drug-company stocks.

24.   Investor optimism is expected to carry over into next week.

25.   Investor optimism that corporate profits will increase as economic growth accelerates means much of that investment will go into stocks, traders said.

26.   Investor optimism about the strengthening economy again hurt drug and medical stocks, which are viewed as a safe bet in a sluggish economy, analysts said.

27.   Investor optimism about PathoGenesis made its stock one of the top performers among local biotechs last year.

28.   Investor optimism about the stock market has dropped sharply, according to a PaineWebber Inc. poll of small investors.

29.   Investor optimism is most evident in the stock market, where shares are setting records almost weekly.

30.   It reflected investor optimism that Korea will avoid defaulting on foreign currency debt owed mostly by financial institutions.