51.   With two Fed rate increases already in the bag, investors could fairly conclude that the central bank would wait quite a while before acting again.

52.   Optimism in the market is so high that contrarian investors will conclude stocks are setting themselves up for a tumble, Johnson said.

53.   Bond investors concluded the data were weak enough to allow the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates again when it meets later this month.

54.   Bond investors concluded that inflation may still be high enough to warrant further interest rate tightenings by the Federal Reserve.

55.   Financial stocks soared, as investors concluded that banking and investment companies would benefit from the stable interest rates.

56.   Investors apparently concluded that the selling of semiconductor, software and related computer issues had gone far enough.

57.   Investors concluded this would allow interest rates in that country to fall, stimulating new business investment and perhaps helping the country back to economic health.

58.   Most Southeast Asian markets have slumped sharply since July as investors concluded that the once-booming economies were spending and borrowing too much.

59.   Prices rose later in the day as investors concluded the outlook was not bad enough to keep pushing the market down.

60.   Stocks have risen as some investors conclude that, despite the terrorist attacks, worst-case scenarios for the economy do not appear to be warranted.