31.   Higher interest rates raise company borrowing costs, trim earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making equities less attractive than money market securities to many investors.

32.   Higher interest rates, however, hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

33.   Higher U.S. borrowing costs could force Mexican rates higher, which would hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

34.   In turn, higher borrowing costs reduce company earnings and the size of dividends paid to shareholders.

35.   In turn, higher borrowing costs reduce company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

36.   It also forces borrowing costs to rise, which can hurt earnings and the size of dividends paid to shareholders.

37.   It also can fuel inflation, which forces interest rates higher, hurting company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

38.   It may force the Bank of Mexico to raise local interest rates to stifle inflation, which would hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

39.   It also makes its easier for companies to pay for imported raw materials, which will help boost earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

40.   It also makes its harder for companies to pay for imported raw materials, which will hurt earnings and trim the size of dividends paid shareholders.