21.   The cut cheered investors.

22.   The move, aimed at boosting profits and a lagging share price, is likely to cheer investors.

23.   The moderation in labor costs in particular cheered investors, suggesting that the Fed could keep short-term interest rates steady.

24.   The prospect cheered investors.

25.   The plan failed to cheer investors, who pushed the rupiah lower.

26.   The results cheered investors, who bid up shares of the three banks to record highs.

27.   The settlement cheered Glaxo investors.

28.   The results cheered investors, who bid up shares of J.P. Morgan and First Union to record highs.

29.   Though the possibility of backing from Kohlberg Kravis and Texas Pacific might cheer investors, the transaction is hardly a done deal.

30.   Traders said investors were also cheered by the rally in U.S. semiconductor stocks yesterday.