21.   Investors, although tired of selling and eager for a rally, struggled in vain to find a direction Tuesday and sent stocks wavering throughout a choppy session.

22.   Stock investors, although eager for a rally and tired of selling on fears about earnings, were unable to find a direction in early trading Tuesday.

23.   Stock investors, although eager for a rally and tired of selling on fears about earnings, struggled to find a direction Tuesday.

24.   Stock investors, although eager for a big rally and tired of selling on fears about corporate earnings, struggled to find a direction Tuesday.

25.   Stock investors, although eager for a rally and tired of selling on fears about corporate earnings, struggled to find a direction Tuesday.

26.   Stocks meandered to a mixed finish Thursday as investors failed to find direction in a market facing rising interest rates and a dearth of significant economic news.

27.   Stocks meandered to a mixed finish today as investors failed to find direction in a market facing rising interest rates and a dearth of significant economic news.

28.   The key index fell in the last four sessions in dwindling trading activity as traders found little direction from U.S. markets.

29.   Wall Street struggled to find a direction in early trading Tuesday, sending blue chips moderately higher while technology issues fell.

30.   Wall Street, facing bad financial forecasts from several big companies, found little direction in the good news.