101.   Cutting it will increase investor confidence in buying U.S. assets, such as bonds and stocks, analysts said.

102.   Connecticut stocks rose, led by General Re Corp., whose shares climbed amid investor confidence that financial services stocks are inexpensive compared with expectations for future earnings.

103.   Cutting the budget deficit and ending political wrangling over the budget would increase investor confidence in buying U.S. assets, such as stocks and bonds, analysts said.

104.   Decreased sales, of course, go hand in hand with decreased profits, and, as is often the case, falling investor confidence.

105.   Currency and debt troubles in East Asia have undermined investor confidence in emerging markets since late October.

106.   De la Rua has promised to improve the economy by increasing investor confidence, thereby bringing down interest rates.

107.   Economists and analysts say ending the Timor project would have a positive impact on investor confidence out of proportion with the size of the investment itself.

108.   Enron promised more financial data as it worked to restore investor confidence in the company lost after CEO Jeff Skilling, citing personal reasons, unexpectedly resigned in August.

109.   Emerging market debt soared as gains by U.S. stocks and a sudden rebound in South Korean shares and currency spurred investor confidence in emerging markets.

110.   Earlier, Taiwan stocks gained for a third day amid improving investor confidence that the possibility of a conflict between China and Taiwan had diminished.