1.   The news inspired hope that the war might end soon.

2.   This depressing news might also inspire President Bush to pay attention to an issue he has lately avoided.

3.   Philippine stocks closed at a record high Thursday on broad-based buying inspired by news of healthy economic and corporate income growth, traders said.

4.   Takeover news inspired keen interest in several stocks.

5.   Tech buyers were inspired by news from Dell Computer that it would reaffirm its earnings outlook, and were still relishing a similar statement from Cisco Systems on Wednesday.

6.   The news inspired investor concern for the U.S. economy which took the form of a sharp slide in stock prices and dragged the dollar down, too.

7.   Markets had been depressed last week with everyone waiting for positive news to inspire a correction, he said.