1.   Asian stock markets have suffered amid concern high interest rates in Hong Kong will erode corporate earnings and throttle economic growth.

2.   Blockbuster is suffering amid a lack of hit movies, failed marketing strategies, high costs and competition from retail outlets like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

3.   ABB, the Swiss parent of Swiss-Swedish engineering company Asea Brown Boveri, extended its slide on concern its earnings could suffer amid turmoil in Asia.

4.   But private analysts say the venture might suffer amid growing federal budget battles and the ambivalence among members of Congress about aiding Russia.

5.   Chipmaker stocks suffered amid renewed questions about their U.S. sales growth triggered by the release yesterday of weaker-than-expected earnings from Motorola Inc., traders said.

6.   German bonds were little changed, though U.S. Treasuries suffered amid concerns over the future of U.S. President Bill Clinton.

7.   Hog prices during the past three months suffered amid plentiful beef supplies and relatively high pork prices.

8.   Lufthansa has seen domestic business suffer amid competition from Deutsche BA, the German unit of British Airways Plc, and regional carriers like Eurowings.

9.   Makers of personal computers and software also suffered amid signs demand is waning.

10.   Merrell bought Treasuries in late October to offset losses in his holdings of emerging market debt, which suffered amid financial turmoil in Asia.