1.   Airline stocks also have been weak in recent days because of investor worries the East Coast blizzard will trim earnings.

2.   Analysts blamed investor worries about the outlook for corporate profits next year and related doubts about the likelihood of an early economic recovery.

3.   And if an investor worries about debt, Coke Enterprises may provide cold comfort.

4.   As the bull market ages, many investors worry that a downturn is imminent and that their profits may quickly turn to dust.

5.   But analyst Anthony Gikas at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray said such investor worry is misplaced.

6.   But other investors worry the gold rush of venture financing will take its toll.

7.   Computer service companies also did well as investor worries about technology company earnings subsided.

8.   He said the recent Fed-induced bailout of the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund added to investor worries about potential Asian defaults on U.S. bank loans.

9.   Higher yields in the U.S., investors worry, could push interest rates higher in Japan.