11.   Switchboards lit up at mutual fund companies across the country as worried investors weighed their options in reaction to the plunge of several stock indexes.

12.   That weighed on bond prices as traders worried investors might shop for higher returns in equities.

13.   That rattled some traders, who worried investors would dump bonds to shore up their balance sheets.

14.   The change has not rattled financial markets or worried foreign investors, who have been pouring billions of dollars into Brazil.

15.   The flows into money market funds, a traditional haven for worried investors, have been more dramatic.

16.   The economic landscape looks pretty scary right now, with business cutbacks, pessimistic consumers and worried investors.

17.   The flow of telephone calls from worried investors, heavy early in the morning as stocks continued their plunge, tapered off as they rebounded and gained.

18.   The size of the discount reflected just how worried investors were.

19.   The U.S. Treasury market has long been a haven for worried investors from around the world, and there could be a rush of buying when trading reopens.

20.   The U.S. Treasury market is crucial to the smooth operation of all financial markets, and worried investors flock to securities backed by the government in times of adversity.