41.   In the latter case, at least, investors appeared to convert a little subtraction into a lot of addition.

42.   Individual investors appear, not surprisingly, to be paying little attention to Wall Street at the moment.

43.   Individual investors appear to be much more nervous.

44.   Individual investors appeared to cling to the notion that every sharp dip in stock prices is merely another buying opportunity.

45.   Investors also appear to be banking on merger and takeover moves to help base metal stocks.

46.   Investors appear to be looking forward to better times, which may explain the first four-day rally in technology stocks in more than seven months.

47.   Investors appeared on Monday to reject the industrial strategy behind the takeover of Telecom Italia by Pirelli, announced Saturday.

48.   Investors appeared to be attracted by the high yields on the junk-rated securities and the extraordinary steps the district took to ensure they would be repaid.

49.   Investors appeared to be correct in their wager that this was an isolated incident.

50.   Investors appeared to bet Tuesday that Bernabe and the Deutsche Telekom chief, Ron Sommer, would fail in their effort to bring the governments closer.