1.   The possibility of failure was sufficiently high for the auditors to warn investors.

2.   Amazon.com, which went public in May, warned its investors in its prospectus that losses will widen as sales rise because of high overhead costs.

3.   Amgen had warned investors earlier this year that lower reimbursements from Medicare would slow sales of Epogen, which is used to treat anemia in people with kidney disease.

4.   An outside director also departed, and the company warned investors of a possible first-quarter loss.

5.   Analysts also warn investors away from companies such as Kumagai Gumi Co. and Hazama Corp.

6.   As a market technician, Farrell believes there will be some signs to warn astute investors before a decline begins in earnest.

7.   As a result, advisers generally warn investors against buying into an index fund if they will need the money in a few years.

8.   As recently as last year, you could expect companies with the worst quarterly financial results to warn investors several weeks ahead of time.

9.   As surging interest rates hammered Wall Street on Friday, Jim Benham warned investors of a larger, looming storm.

10.   Bernstein also warned investors against expecting that the Federal Reserve will quickly ease interest rates to help stocks.