1.   But analysts generally were impressed that Merrill managed to earn as much as it did in a period when individual investors had retreated from the stock market.

2.   By borrowing money in the hope of enhancing returns, many of these managers have instead amplified their losses at a time when skittish investors have retreated to treasuries.

3.   Hong Kong stocks snapped a two-day rally as investors retreated before the market shuts for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow.

4.   Hong Kong stocks fell after a two-day rally, as investors retreated before a holiday.

5.   In the United States, bond yields fell as investors retreated to the traditional safety of government securities and the dollar dropped against the euro and the yen.

6.   Investors retreated to the traditional safety of government bonds, pushing yields sharply lower.

7.   Investors have retreated sharply from the second-tier Internet start-ups, like Voxware.

8.   Skrainka said investors are retreating in the face of repeated reports of poor earnings and layoffs.

9.   The new cash reverses outflows of about the same amount in the previous two weeks as some investors retreated from junk debt amid a decline in Treasury bonds.

10.   The stock market slumped, dragged down by the dollar and fears that foreign investors might retreat from U.S. securities.