11.   And over the past few years, the size of those spreads has gradually diminished, a sign that investors think the risk is also diminishing.

12.   And the money the investors thought was safe and sound had vanished.

13.   And tax-adjusted returns are something not enough investors think about.

14.   As a result, some investors thought Myotrophin would sail through the FDA approval process.

15.   At least for the moment, investors apparently think the worst is over for Coca-Cola Co.

16.   At the same time that supply is shrinking, some investors think the demand for oil may increase this year in parts of the world.

17.   Barbera said this indicated that many investors thought that the U.S. economy was headed to a sharp slowdown without a Fed interest rate cut.

18.   Besides considering the obvious stocks involved, like Aware and At Home, how can investors think about this potentially huge market?

19.   A few stock funds that investors think of as diversified have plowed a significant part of their assets into stocks linked to commodities.

20.   Adding that to other rising recent statistics on home sales and factory orders, investors thought the inflation-wary Fed might curb growth with higher interest rates.