31.   Forecasts of corporate earnings are being reeled in, and investors are waiting anxiously for the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates.

32.   Foreign investors will continue to sell more than they buy while domestic investors wait for lower stock prices and positive earnings news, traders said.

33.   Foreign investors are waiting for parliamentary elections before deciding whether to buy.

34.   Gains, though, were limited as investors wait for indicators of the strength of the economy to weigh the chances of a rate cut.

35.   Growth is expected to slow early this year, but investors are still waiting for the first economic evidence.

36.   He expects stocks to continue to fall for the next three days as investors wait for further proof that profit growth will accelerate.

37.   He said there was a shortage of sellers because local investors are waiting for prices to rise more.

38.   He said many investors will wait until a Russian company itself actually raises capital by selling ADRs directly to investors and listing the securities on a national exchange.

39.   In Hungary, investors are waiting for second-quarter earnings reports from companies, though they are generally optimistic that the Hungarian economy is improving.

40.   In currency markets, the dollar was little changed against major currencies as investors waited for signs of progress in Washington.