101.   Higher interest rates make it more expensive for companies to borrow, which can crimp profit growth.

102.   Higher rates also increase the allure of fixed-income investments relative to stocks and make it more expensive for companies to borrow money.

103.   Higher rates also make it more costly for companies to borrow funds.

104.   Higher rates also make it more expensive for companies to borrow and expand their business -- a negative for stocks.

105.   Higher rates make it more expensive for companies to borrow and expand their business -- a negative for stocks.

106.   Higher rates make it more expensive for companies to borrow money, crimping profits.

107.   Higher rates make it more expensive for companies to borrow, stunting their expansion.

108.   Higher rates that are needed to contain inflation hurt stocks because they make it more expensive for companies to borrow money and expand.

109.   Higher rates threaten to eat into profits by making it more expensive for companies to borrow money and for consumers to finance purchases.

110.   Higher U.S. rates hurt stocks by making it more costly for companies to borrow and squeezing earnings.