1.   Bonds rallied as traders and investors lowered their expectations for how soon and how much the central bank will boost interest rates to stifle inflation.

2.   By mixing stocks and bonds and cash, investors can lower their portfolio risks, according to historical investment returns.

3.   Investors also lowered offers on shares in companies that make semiconductor-making equipment.

4.   International investors either lowered the weighting of Peru in their portfolios or held tight, waiting for an economic upturn.

5.   Investors lowered their opinions on steels -- and the economy -- after a shaky outlook for September industrial output, slated to be released tomorrow.

6.   Japanese stocks fell as domestic institutional investors lowered their offers on financial and retail shares.

7.   Schwab is the biggest U.S. discount broker and has emerged as a mutual fund force by charging investors lower fees than many of its Wall Street rivals.

8.   The change of heart came as the stock market rallied and many investors lowered their expectations for bad economic news and Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.

9.   The concern, they said, is that domestic institutional investors will lower their offers on stocks whenever the Nikkei climbs above that level.

10.   The company joined in a broad decline in airline stocks, as investors lowered their profit expectations this year amid rising jet fuel costs and airfare cuts.