91.   It also hurts companies with large foreign debt, such as Telekom and Tenaga, as it raises the cost of paying off the debt.

92.   Investors, wary of the Asian crisis disrupting international export markets and hurting companies doing business in the region, scrambled to sell U.S. and Latin American stocks.

93.   It may be the dancers who are hit hardest financially, but that may also hurt the company in the long run.

94.   It also serves as insurance to prevent him from hurting the company in the near future, McMullin said.

95.   Japanese stocks fell amid concern deregulation and growing competition in the telecommunications industry could hurt domestic companies.

96.   Japanese companies could be hurt by barriers relating to labor standards, as many of them have subsidiaries in fast-expanding southeast Asian economies.

97.   Japanese stocks fell amid persistent concern interest rates will rise, hurting companies such as Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

98.   John Tinker, who runs Steamboat Capital, a hedge fund, worries that the slowdown in the growth of online subscribers could well hurt the company overall.

99.   Last week, Hewlett wrote the directors of HP and Compaq, urging them to scrap the merger plan that he believes is hurting both companies.

100.   Meanwhile, announcements of expected third-quarter earnings shortfalls continued to hurt some companies.