21.   Higher interest rates make fixed-income securities more attractive to many investors since rising borrowing costs can crimp company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

22.   Higher interest rates trim company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making money market securities more attractive to many investors.

23.   Higher rates hurt Venezuelan corporate earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

24.   Higher borrowing costs hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making stocks less attractive than money market securities to many investors.

25.   Higher borrowing costs often hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

26.   Higher interest rates hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making fixed-income investments more attractive than stocks to many investors.

27.   Higher interest rates hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid to shareholders, making fixed-income investments more attractive than stocks to many investors.

28.   Higher interest rates raise company borrowing costs, trim earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making equities less attractive than money market securities to investors.

29.   Higher borrowing costs hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.

30.   Higher interest rates hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders, making fixed-income securities more attractive than equities to many investors.