1.   And a weakening dollar erodes profits at Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

2.   Banks fell with the weakening dollar on concern the Bank of Canada may raise interest rates next week.

3.   BELGIAN stocks fell with U.S. stocks while a weakening dollar depressed dollar-earners such as UCB SA, a chemical and drug company.

4.   A weakening dollar led to declines in the shares of many exporters, such as Unilever NV and Royal Ahold NV.

5.   A weakening dollar means the companies earn less from each sale when denominated in their own currencies.

6.   A weakening dollar also undermined shares in Portuguese companies, several of which have American depositary receipts in New York.

7.   A weakening dollar also weighed on Swiss stocks.

8.   A weakening dollar can diminish investor confidence in U.S. markets and U.S. policy.

9.   A weakening dollar erodes profits at Japanese exporters by making their products more expensive and less competitive overseas.

10.   A weakening dollar hurts exporters because it cuts into their earnings in francs from revenue abroad.