1.   Americans turned more optimistic about the economy in May, but they are being cautious about opening their wallets, according to reports released Tuesday.

2.   After suffering their biggest losses in two years, some U.S. bond investors are turning more optimistic.

3.   But in that industry, too, the mood has recently turned optimistic, as General Motors completes negotiations to take over the bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co.

4.   By late Friday, the spin from the talks at the Ramada Plaza near Northlake was turning optimistic.

5.   China investors turned optimistic in January, bidding up share prices on expectations earnings will recover as access to capital improves.

6.   Consumers are turning less optimistic about their economic prospects and manufacturing shows few signs of zooming ahead, he said.

7.   Fund managers are turning more optimistic on Eastern Europe because several countries already passed through some of the roughest patches in their transformation to market economies.

8.   Investors have turned more optimistic about the prospects for mortgage-backed securities as higher rates deter consumers from refinancing, protecting the bonds from redemptions.

9.   Other prominent money managers turned more optimistic on bonds.

10.   The market retreated after a report published midsession suggested the outlook for retailers is turning more optimistic.