21.   Both those companies said Thursday that a slowing retail environment had hurt their sales.

22.   A change in management philosophy hurt sales, Weston said.

23.   A different strategy by GM last month may have hurt DaimlerChrysler sales, said David Healy, an auto analyst with Burnham Securities Inc. in New York.

24.   A downturn in the German construction industry will hurt domestic sales of building machines, it said.

25.   A new German tax on corporate cars could hurt sales, he said.

26.   A liquidity crisis in August reduced volumes in interbank lending and hurt sales of treasury bills.

27.   A political crisis is also hurting sales, according to industry observers.

28.   A recession hurt sales.

29.   A lower euro does make American goods more expensive for Europeans to buy, hurting sales of American exports.

30.   A shortage of parts from supplier Maxim Integrated Products Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, also hurt sales in the measurement business during the quarter, Tektronix said.