61. All of this is good, analysts say, but investors should expect slower sales growth while Microsoft finds its way. 62. Although a flurry of earnings warnings in recent weeks sent a chill through the market, corporate performance has been far more upbeat than most investors had expected. 63. Although Chernomyrdin will submit the new cabinet, investors expect Chubais to help bring other reformers into the government. 64. Brokers have said the bank is gaining because investors expect good year-end results, and that a dividend is likely. 65. Brazil also has a large current account deficit, and many investors expected Brazil would be forced to devalue too. 66. But Bowers said that Puritan investors could now expect a bit more growth from Ms. Doulton, who is not afraid to stray from the pack. 67. But applied to very small accounts, they could wipe out the long-term profit advantage investors expect as a reward for taking risk in the stock market. 68. But for the next several weeks, investors better expect a turbulent ride. 69. But flouting the Fed, Dudley thinks, will force Greenspan to be more aggressive on rates than many investors expect. 70. But he said the Friday rally was in part a pop, because investors were caught expecting the stock market to fall further. |