1.   Investors are weighing their next moves after the stock Market climbed to record heights yesterday.

2.   Building materials makers were mixed as investors weighed the chances of a later interest rate cut.

3.   Canadian stocks fell for a third day as investors weighed the impact of slowing Asian economies on corporate profit growth this year.

4.   Economic theory may assert that investors weigh each stock and then pick the most attractive one, but in practice money managers often follow the herd.

5.   European markets are unlikely to notch hefty gains in coming days either, as investors weigh the likelihood, timing and size of further interest rate cuts in Europe.

6.   In financial markets today, yields rose on U.S. Treasury securities following reports about the Michigan consumer sentiment index, as investors weighed the possibility of Fed action Tuesday.

7.   In Germany, investors also weighed the outcome of the European Union summit in Amsterdam.

8.   In recent months, the Canadian dollar has suffered as investors weigh the possible effects of a secession of Quebec.

9.   Japanese stocks may trade little changed next week as investors weigh the impact on exporters of a weaker dollar and the prospects for a rebound in banking shares.

10.   Japanese bonds were little changed as investors weighed the effects of government measures to bolster the financial system.