They persuaded investors, such as insurance companies, to buy the new mortgage bonds.

Wall Street would like everyone to believe that the public is always wrong, the better to persuade investors to hand over their cash to a professional.

After spending the day trying to persuade foreign investors not to abandon their plans, he added, "It has to be."

In three cases, companies with minimal, if any, real value have managed to persuade investors they were worth a billion or more.

Northwest did have a good third quarter, a fact it hopes will persuade investors the bad days are over.

He has done it by persuading investors he can run hospitals better than anyone else.

They were trying to persuade investors around the country to finance more than $9 billion in debt needed for a spinoff of the business.

Executives of both companies have been scrambling to persuade investors that their proposed $13.5 billion deal makes sense.

Though little known outside the industry, he was able to persuade investors that his young management team could run the merged airlines.

Wall Street executives said the firms had tried to find buyers but were unable to persuade enough investors.