1.   And yet, with profits pouring in and investors eager to buy stock, corporate America is deeper in debt than ever before.

2.   At the annual conference last year, eager investors jammed hallways, said Paul Lathigee, vice president of investor relations of Azco Mining Inc.

3.   Banks dangled tantalizing loans before eager investors, while housing values skyrocketed.

4.   After a late summer lull, eager investors can expect another super-hot market for the most prized initial public offerings.

5.   But now, international investors eager to take advantage of a new free trade pact with Mexico are concerned, he said.

6.   Could anything stand between eager investors and outsized returns?

7.   Eager investors are happy to sign up.

8.   Eager investors can be expected, for instance, to snap up Planet United Nations.

9.   Eager investors encouraged companies to spend billions of dollars on new computer and telecommunications equipment.

10.   He remembers trying to steer an eager investor away from a young retail operation called Wal-Mart.