1.   Lower rates hurt a currency by making bank deposits denominated in it less attractive.

2.   Lower rates often hurt a currency by making bank deposits denominated in it less attractive.

3.   Analysts said investors are shrugging off even positive earnings results because of concern that rising rates will hurt future profits.

4.   And lower Swiss rates hurt the Swiss franc.

5.   A high jobless rate hurts states by reducing tax revenues and increasing costs for unemployment aid, welfare and health care.

6.   A higher effective tax rate also hurt earnings, the company said.

7.   Burgess said that higher Fed rates will hurt shorter-term securities more than bonds, so he sold two-year notes short.

8.   Concern that rising rates will hurt profits in coming months overshadowed a rally in computer-related shares sparked by unexpectedly strong earnings from International Business Machines Corp.

9.   Depressed Pacific rates have hurt all ship lines in that market, and made them more reliant on profits from Atlantic routes.

10.   Economists and market strategists generally agree that higher rates hurt stocks in three key ways.