111.   Exporters rose as the dollar reached a five-week high and brokerages fell on concern the Nomura Securities Co. scandal will hurt earnings at securities companies.

112.   Expectation that higher interest rates could hurt the earnings of companies with lower credit ratings is also causing concern in the corporate debt market.

113.   Financial incentives offered to managers to keep them from leaving before the purchase is complete will also hurt earnings, analysts said.

114.   For airlines, a drop in business travelers will hurt earnings, analyst said.

115.   For past days, investors had worried that the recent turmoil in Southeast Asian and Brazilian markets will slow U.S. sales in those two regions, hurting company earnings.

116.   German stocks were hit particularly hard because of worries that the rapidly strengthening mark and the falling dollar would hurt the earnings of German exporters.

117.   FRENCH stocks fell, dragged down by investor concern that new government pledges could hamper the ability of companies to fire workers and hurt corporate earnings.

118.   Global stocks have see-sawed in recent months on concern an economic slowdown in some Asian countries could hurt earnings at companies which do business there.

119.   German stocks rose in late trading as surging bunds offset lingering concern that the strong deutsche mark will hurt corporate earnings.

120.   GM will likely have to raise incentives in the next three months to move cars and trucks, which could hurt future earnings, analysts said.