1.   Analysts had cheered reports of the talks and said they were disappointed that a transaction had not been concluded.

2.   Bond markets cheered the report, which suggested inflation remains a no-show more than six years into the expansion of the U.S. economy.

3.   A report showing unexpectedly strong retail sales rattled bond investors who only six hours before had cheered a report on labor costs that suggested inflation remains under wraps.

4.   Dozens of union members, huddling in the Furama Hotel ballroom in Westchester, cheered television reports Tuesday afternoon that negotiations would begin again.

5.   Investors cheered a report showing scant inflation.

6.   Investors in technology stocks, looking for new reasons to drive the Nasdaq index higher, cheered the report.

7.   Secessionists cheered the report because it makes the new city more financially viable while giving more money to Los Angeles to relieve its concerns about financial harm.

8.   The White House report is being cheered by environmental groups that have long promoted fewer dirt and concrete levees, and the establishment of more wetlands.

9.   Cambodians cheer report that Pol Pot may be near death.