61.   Investors watch rates because they determine corporate borrowing costs.

62.   Investors watch such reports because spending by consumers accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity.

63.   Investors watch the Canadian and U.S. monthly employment surveys carefully because strong job growth typically leads to an increase in consumer spending, which can trigger higher consumer prices.

64.   Investors watch the CRB index as a harbinger of inflation because it gauges the cost of manufacturing inputs such as grain and metals.

65.   Investors were closely watching the earnings warnings because so much else was already known.

66.   Investors will be watching how the Ivcher citizenship dispute plays out, Andrade said.

67.   Investors will be watching reports on inflation and retail sales this week for clues on where interest rates are headed.

68.   Investors will be watching the jobs report closely for clues as to whether the Federal Reserve will boost rates to stem inflation.

69.   Investors will be watching to see if any indications about earnings emerge from the meeting.

70.   Investors will be watching U.S. industrial production figures, to be released later today, for signs of how fast the U.S. economy is growing.