51.   Investors are also speculating the recent spate of central bank gold sales will ebb in the coming year, which may lift prices, analysts said.

52.   Investors are now speculating the Bank of Canada will again raise rates.

53.   Investors are speculating that the phone company will report strong first-quarter earnings.

54.   Investors are speculating that the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as this month to slow the economy and keep inflation from accelerating.

55.   Investors are speculating the bank will be bought.

56.   Investors are speculating the central bank will again raise rates.

57.   Investors had speculated that the Internet access provider might be acquired and had pushed shares of America Online up.

58.   Investors have speculated in recent weeks that evidence of slowing U.S. growth may prompt the Federal Reserve to lower its target interest rate in the months ahead.

59.   Investors may be speculating warm weather associated with the El Nino phenomenon will boost beer consumption.

60.   Investors speculate that if the government does move to ban the instruments, previously-issued notes would most likely be allowed to exist.