1.   Both Coca-Cola and Pepsi have aggressive stock buyback programs that please investors.

2.   But though Toysmart.com had received high ratings from consumers, it did not manage to please its investors.

3.   Computer Associates International Inc. also pleased investors with better-than-expected earnings.

4.   Doyle notes that for-profit concerns must not only pay taxes on earnings and property but also generate returns that will please their investors.

5.   If technology stocks have pleased investors, the gaming industry also has seen a big payoff.

6.   In some cases, even good news for the second quarter is not enough to please investors.

7.   Instead, investors were pleased by signs that the economy continued to show few signs of inflationary pressure.

8.   Investors were pleased by the announcements, quickly bidding up shares of British American Tobacco.

9.   Looking back, he says he is not bitter by the experience, but learned to focus on high quality science and not compromise to please investors.

10.   Meeting that number may not be enough to please investors.