Until the 1970's, American investors did not really have to think of looking elsewhere.

That money, in turn, would be used to pay American investors.

World stock markets have not been very kind to American investors this year.

"If some American investors step forward we can start tomorrow."

More than 60 percent of the shares are held by American investors.

Even if sometimes boring, these are important questions for American investors.

Another way to improve the stock price might be to win back American investors.

That would have cut the return to American investors by a third as well.

Its interest payments to American and foreign investors now total $200 billion a year.

And that would be good for American investors who decided to stay home.