11.   But all claim to provide objective advice and encourage investors to shop around and visit walk-in centers operated by different firms.

12.   By this line of reasoning, the much-hailed Mexican bailout was actually a failure, encouraging investors to roll the dice again in Asia.

13.   Cardoso has given several speeches to encourage American investors, and Clinton is telling exporters that Brazil could be a bonanza.

14.   Caremark and Coram recently filed lawsuits against each other, contending deception in the deal, and the accompanying airing of dirty laundry seemed unlikely to encourage timid investors.

15.   Comments by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday encouraged investors that interest rates might fall further this year.

16.   Encouraging Czech investors to buy foreign stocks and bonds ultimately should boost the Czech markets, some analysts said.

17.   Even so, the results encouraged investors braced for earnings disappointments as the economy slows.

18.   Falling interest rates and expectations for steady growth in corporate profits have encouraged investors that stocks will set new highs or extend their current records.

19.   However, a growing consensus that Latin America is positioned for a revival of economic growth next year is also encouraging investors to increase their stock holdings.

20.   In Asia, markets finished mixed on Thursday as Malaysia and Indonesia each took steps to encourage foreign investors to re-enter their markets.