1.   Analysts said gains in manufacturing, capital equipment, commodities and retailing reflected investor expectations the economy will improve next year.

2.   And early warning of a big loss should help stave off any investor expectations that Amelio will produce a quick cure for what ails Apple.

3.   Bank issues rose on investor expectations of higher future earnings.

4.   Bond yields tend to rise and fall based on investor expectations of growth -- and the impact that has on inflation.

5.   A narrower spread suggests rising investor expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates enough to control inflation.

6.   All the same, investor expectations were raised sky high during the Great Western takeover, leaving the stock vulnerable to disappointments.

7.   But day-to-day exchange rates are driven by investor expectations and speculators.

8.   But Robert Wadsworth, a managing director at HarbourVest Partners in Boston, said those funds have raised new problems revolving around investor expectations.

9.   Canadian stocks fell for a second day, led by banks as fiscal third-quarter earnings failed to ignite investor expectations of profit growth.

10.   Canadian stocks fell for a second day, led by banks as fiscal third-quarter earnings failed to raise investor expectations of stronger profit growth.