21.   But stock investors do not appear to have skipped a beat.

22.   But some Wall Street investors appear to be losing faith in that vision.

23.   But those figures are dwarfed by earlier inflows, and most investors appear to be hanging on.

24.   Despite the lack of overlapping operations, investors appeared to view the merger as accelerating that growth.

25.   Despite the turmoil on Wall Street, which extended its losses Friday, many investors appear ready to ride out the storm.

26.   December has been a cruel month for technology stocks, and some investors appear to have bet that the news will get worse.

27.   During the trading day, investors appeared confident Vitesse would release a favorable earnings report.

28.   Does he ever feel left behind in a world where investors appear obsessed with tech stocks?

29.   Even so, investors appear to be betting that IBM will weather the Asian crisis.

30.   Fairly or not, many investors appear to worry that Armstrong has not been adequately minding the shop as he ranged afield.