21.   Corning stock fell Monday, as investors worried about competition from a larger JDSU.

22.   Currencies in other emerging market countries, including Mexico, also dropped as some investors worried about contagion.

23.   Electronics manufacturers also fell as investors worried a drop in New York stocks overnight signaled lower profits.

24.   Electronics exporters slipped on concern about the fallout from the instability of Asian market, investors worried where to invest that money safely.

25.   Equity investors worry about inflation because it raises the cost of corporate borrowing and materials used in production.

26.   First, stock investors worried about a rising inflation rate.

27.   For past days, investors had worried that the recent turmoil in Southeast Asian and Brazilian markets will slow U.S. sales in those two regions, hurting company earnings.

28.   However, investors today worried that demand might not be as high as initially expected, traders said.

29.   If no such deal is done soon, investors should worry about a steeper Latin American downside.

30.   In the broader market, U.S. stocks rose slightly as investors worried that interest rates could rise.