But that is not fast enough to satisfy investors and creditors.

That was clear in recent weeks, as Fiat juggled its top managers, trying to satisfy the family and outside investors.

Who else can satisfy both Mr. Bush and foreign investors?

But those results were not enough to satisfy investors.

Allied-Signal, in addition to the others, failed to satisfy investors that it was taking effective action to improve financial performance.

"If it's something along those lines, it won't be enough" to satisfy institutional investors.

Oxford may also have to raise capital to satisfy regulators and investors that it has sufficient resources.

With Yahoo valued at nearly $120 billion, almost 800 times its 1999 profits, even that strong report may not be enough to satisfy investors.

When times are good it is easy to satisfy investors, who want low risk and high returns, while keeping the masses happy.

But those results were not enough to satisfy investors who have bid up Yahoo's shares by 28 percent over the last month.