1.   The huge investment will further increase the cash spent by the Hong Kong-based group.

2.   A fall in the market rate of interest should make profitable some investments in the economy which were previously unprofitable, so that aggregate investment should increase.

3.   Although direct investment increased because of NAFTA, portfolio investment creates false expectations of currency rate stability and generates uncertainty among many investors.

4.   American investments have increased in the Philippines, in banking, refining, in the automotive, semiconductor and electronics industries.

5.   If Aleman wins, foreign investment could increase substantially, especially from the United States.

6.   Investors who bought that so-called call option saw their investment increase tenfold today.

7.   Matsushita said that while capital investment is increasing among smaller companies, companies were still being cautious about expanding their work forces.

8.   Mr Ye said this was a key reason why contracted investment increased so dramatically.

9.   The Clewiston-based company is banking on the gargantuan investment to increase its returns in a low-margin business that essentially has been flat for a decade.

10.   The investment increases pressure on the company to improve the performance of its Telerate financial news and data unit and its stock.