81. More strikes will erode profits. 82. More than one comeback sputtered amid persistent concern that higher interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar will erode corporate profits this year. 83. North American markets have been rocked in recent weeks by concern that slowing Asian economies will erode the profits of Canadian exporters. 84. Not everyone expects taxes to erode profits. 85. Plunging currencies, which will force countries to keep interest rates high, raising the cost of borrowing, eroding corporate profits and slowing economic growth. 86. Puget Sound stocks plunged, following national indexes lower, amid concern that rising interest rates will erode corporate profits. 87. Plummeting Asian and European markets renewed concern that slower growth in those regions will erode the profits of Canadian and U.S. exporters. 88. Plunging currencies will force countries to keep interest rates high, raising the cost of borrowing, eroding corporate profits and slowing economic growth. 89. Rebating erodes profit, however, and the company will only use it selectively, he said. 90. Rising deposit insurance premiums will further erode profits. |