101.   Earnings were also hurt by flat sales of digital signal processors, the chips used in cellular phones and disk drives.

102.   Earnings were hurt by a stronger pound and lost bookings from a cabin crew strike.

103.   Earnings will be hurt by higher prices for natural gas products, which Union Carbide uses to make the building blocks of trash bags, rugs and other materials.

104.   Earnings have been hurt by the strong yen, which makes film made in Japan more expensive abroad.

105.   Earnings were hurt by lower prices for the fuels, such propane, that NGC extracts from natural gas, the company said.

106.   Electronics makers fell as the stronger yen threatened to hurt earnings.

107.   European earnings could be hurt in the second half of the year because of model changeovers in its Opel division, Losh said.

108.   Earnings also were hurt by the cost of operating Star TV in Asia and higher newsprint prices, News Corp. said.

109.   Earnings were hurt by trading losses.

110.   Earnings will be hurt by increased spending as part of its aggressive growth plans.