1.   Analysts said investors are concerned that the company would have to sell new shares to finance the purchase and are skeptical that the two companies make a good fit.

2.   A dimming of prospects for an immediate cut in interest rates has investors concerned that banks face slimmer profits.

3.   Also concerning investors is the slowdown of money flowing into mutual funds.

4.   But its problems continue to concern investors about countries that have been considered safer bets.

5.   But McCormick said some investors would be concerned by the short-term erosion of earnings.

6.   Even before his arrest, investors were getting concerned about their money.

7.   Inflation has investors concerned that interest rates are on the rise in both countries and that corporate profits will be hard hit.

8.   Investors are concerned that the government may bow to union pressure and set the wage higher than many businesses say they can afford.

9.   Investors are concerned that the slower growth expected in Brazil could spill into Argentina and reduce company earnings.

10.   Investors were less concerned by the resignation of Luis Raul Matos Azocar as finance minister.