41.   Besides putting the brakes on inflation, such a set-up bolsters investor confidence.

42.   Big Japanese brokerages, though, are mired in a scandal over paying off a gangster, which hardly inspires investor confidence.

43.   Billionaire investor George Soros will meet Sunday with South Korean President-elect Kim Dae Jung to discuss ways to restore investor confidence in the cash-strapped nation.

44.   Benchmark stock indexes in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore tumbled, signaling a loss of investor confidence that the economies will rebound.

45.   Boosting investor confidence is Chief Executive Robert Earl, who ran Hard Rock Cafe International for five years prior to founding Planet Hollywood.

46.   Both events eroded investor confidence, driving some to flee.

47.   Brazil provides yet another example of the limited extent to which outside credit can shore up investor confidence.

48.   A agreement between the White House and Congress is good news for the U.S. currency, restoring investor confidence in the dollar and in U.S. financial markets.

49.   A budget agreement will increase investor confidence in U.S. assets, analysts said.

50.   A current account deficit can put pressure on a currency and erode investor confidence.