11.   Analysts also expect the board to discuss whether the company should write down the value of its bottling assets in Russia, where economic instability has hurt sales.

12.   Analysts say the biggest factor hurting home sales is the unraveling of the job market.

13.   And Intel has an answer for shareholders concerned that sales will be hurt by simpler, cheaper network computers that run off a powerful central server.

14.   And, of course, all the pre-publication publicity is not likely to hurt book sales.

15.   Apple said it deviated from its normal policy of not commenting on rumors because widespread reports of a takeover have hurt sales.

16.   Apple said last week that reports of merger talks are hurting sales, which will make its fiscal-second quarter loss wider than expected.

17.   AUSTIN, Texas - The economic slowdown continued to hurt sales of existing homes in Central Texas in August.

18.   Bad weather hurt sales earlier this year.

19.   Authors worry that a good film could replace the book, hurting sales, while a poor one might actually alienate a new generation.

20.   Both media and Internet stocks have been hard hit as investors worry that economic uncertainties, particularly the dot-com downturn, could hurt ad sales.