21.   For example Licinio Franco, a representative for a check protection service here, confessed pride at the figure that his President cuts overseas.

22.   Increases in the dollar help exporters by raising the value of dollar-denominated profits and making it easier to cut prices overseas.

23.   A stronger dollar helps Japanese exporters by allowing them to cut prices overseas and boosting the yen value of dollar-denominated profits.

24.   A weaker yen helps Japanese exporters by allowing them to cut prices overseas and increasing the yen value of dollar-based profits.

25.   A stronger dollar is good news for these companies because it boosts the yen value of dollar-based profits and allows them to cut prices overseas.

26.   Exporters Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. also gained amid optimism a stronger dollar would boost earnings by helping them cut prices overseas.