31.   The strong yen hurts Japanese exporters by eroding their earnings when dollars are converted into yen.

32.   The strong yen erodes overseas earnings and raises prices of cars sold abroad.

33.   The strong yen is making overseas parts cheaper and more attractive to Japanese automakers straining to cut costs as the strong yen erodes overseas earnings.

34.   They have been big losers in recent weeks on concern sluggish sales and rising development costs will erode earnings.

35.   This could lead to higher rates for deposits and lower rates for loans, which will erode net earnings.

36.   Transportation companies slumped Wednesday amid concern rising oil prices would erode earnings.

37.   Venezuelan stocks declined for a fifth day as rising interest rates led investors to buy fixed-income securities and threatened to erode corporate earnings.

38.   Both actions, pulling indifferent directions, should eventually erode earnings.

39.   But Japanese officials worry that a higher yen will erode earnings of export-led Japanese companies as the country tries to pull out of a long slowdown.

40.   He said rising marketing costs, which include cash incentives also eroded earnings.