91.   Higher rates would make it more expensive for companies to borrow money and could hobble efforts to cut joblessness.

92.   Higher rates would make it more expensive for companies to borrow money and invest, hurting corporate earnings.

93.   Higher U.S. rates could curb rising stock prices by making it more expensive for companies to borrow money and expand.

94.   Highly rated debt enables companies to borrow at lower costs.

95.   High interest rates that make it more expensive for companies to borrow and delays in government building projects have hurt demand for cement.

96.   Higher credit ratings enable companies to borrow money in the bond market at lower costs because their debt is perceived as carrying less risk.

97.   Higher credit ratings enable companies to borrow money in the bond market at lower costs because their debt level is perceived as carrying less risk.

98.   Higher interest rates are bad for stocks because they make it more expensive for companies to borrow money.

99.   Higher interest rates erode profits by making it more expensive for companies to borrow money.

100.   Higher interest rates make it more expensive for companies to borrow and finance expansions and also damp consumer spending.