1.   Even if Ranieri had secured a change in the law, however, investors would have stayed clear of mortgage bonds.

2.   Some skittish Wall Street investors are staying away from the market.

3.   Although analysts say some economic fundamentals now appear stronger, the currency has continued to slide in value and foreign investors have stayed away.

4.   A. The average investor should probably stay away.

5.   But big corporations showed little interest in building new manufacturing plants in neighborhoods with high crime and low education, and large investors stayed away.

6.   But even he said investors ultimately must stay focused on buying stocks that look cheap, compared with their prospects, and selling out at the most lucrative points.

7.   Canadian government bonds fell for a second day as many investors stayed out of the market until the federal budget is released later this afternoon.

8.   Charges of regulatory bad faith are one reason that foreign investors have largely stayed away from India.

9.   Egyptian stocks closed little changed as most investors stayed away from the market because of a prolonged Muslim holiday, brokers said.

10.   Even with rates where they are, investors stayed concerned that earnings at computer makers such as Apple Computer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. will be weaker than forecast.