1.   This has put off many potential investors fearful of being entangled in the courts for years.

2.   Altfest points out that emerging markets are often fueled by American investors, so if the domestic economy declines fearful investors will pull money out.

3.   But fearful investors who stay on the sidelines will probably be worse off.

4.   It is likely that the real rate will fluctuate to some extent depending on how fearful investors are of inflation.

5.   Now world growth is likely to be held back by fearful investors and by stringent credit standards imposed by banks newly concerned about the risk of loss.

6.   They said that when the market falls anywhere near these points, investors fearful they might be prevented from selling rush to dump shares, worsening the downward spiral.

7.   Investors fearful the contagion will spread to other developing nations have pulled out of financial markets in Latin America, battering stocks and currencies in the region.

8.   Stocks traded moderately higher Tuesday as Wall Street attempted to stabilize the day after fearful investors put shares in a freefall.

9.   Stocks were moderately higher Tuesday as Wall Street attempted to stabilize the day after fearful investors put shares in a freefall.

10.   Stocks were mixed in early trading Tuesday as Wall Street attempted to stabilize the day after fearful investors put shares in a freefall.