1.   DRIPs let shareholders increase their investment by taking dividends in stock or by purchasing additional shares straight from the company.

2.   Articles were amended to encourage the development of the private sector and increased foreign investment.

3.   We are looking to strengthen and support the Omega brand name and increase our investment in new product development.

4.   If people think the economy is going to grow faster, the demand for loans will increase as firms seek to increase their investment.

5.   Managers who are selling shares to Newco may of course also invest further cash in Newco as they are likely to be increasing their investment in the business.

6.   Already Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Miller, Coors and MCI Corp. have significantly increased their investments, said Murphy.

7.   Among those in attendance was President Clinton, who proposed a tax credit to provide loans to increase business investment in poor areas.

8.   Amazon.com also increased its investment in Drugstore.com in January.

9.   And U.S. stock gains mean U.S. fund managers will have the money to increase investment in Japanese stocks, traders said.