21.   Investors are surprised by what these and other companies aspire to become and question how those ambitions fit their investing strategies.

22.   Investors were not surprised by the collapse of Kizu Credit Union, traders said.

23.   It should come as no surprise that investors out to shield themselves from the recent market volatility would dive into the stocks of drug makers.

24.   Last week he surprised some investors by suggesting the Fed might raise rates even before signs of quickening inflation appear.

25.   Last week, Telxon surprised investors by saying it would lose money in the first half of its fiscal year.

26.   Latin America could surprise investors by becoming the fastest growing region in the world over the next decade.

27.   News of the planned asset sale pleasantly surprised investors.

28.   One analyst said Citicorp could surprise investors with a mega-merger that actually bolsters that strategy.

29.   Rivals like Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems have repeatedly surprised investors with large job reductions and warnings that sales are slowing.

30.   Schroeder said drug and oil companies might surprise investors with slightly better earnings.