1.   Also, they often spur many stock investors to sell their shares in favor of bonds and money-market securities.

2.   Among Internet companies, stock investors have rewarded Yahoo, which announced Tuesday that in contrast to many online retailers, its holiday sales had doubled over last year.

3.   Amid the jolts, stock investors keep scoring solid gains.

4.   Among stock investors, optimism grew that interest rates would fall.

5.   And stock investors have been on a buying binge, sending share prices up sharply in recent weeks.

6.   And stock investors fear that the Federal Reserve will try to stamp out inflation by raising interest rates, which slows the economy and can hurt corporate profits.

7.   Any rise in short-term interest rates that could point to a recession down the road would weaken their allure to stock investors.

8.   As a result, they often spur many stock investors to sell their shares in favor of bonds and money-market securities.

9.   At the same time, rising interest rates may begin to entice stock investors into putting more money into fixed-income investments like bonds.

10.   Automakers rose after a government report indicated inflation is under control, heartening stock investors.