31.   Both said exchange rates hurt earnings.

32.   Boeing also said the production bottlenecks would hurt earnings next year.

33.   Bonnaud is confident GAN will break even this year as a recovery in its non-life insurance business, which has long hurt earnings, continues.

34.   A court loss, accompanied by a big damages award, could have hurt earnings.

35.   A loss accompanied by a big damages award could hurt earnings.

36.   A final factor that hurt earnings last year was a change in the U.S.-Dutch tax treaty that requires Velcro to pay more in U.S. taxes.

37.   A lower dollar hurts earnings of French companies that make a large part of their sales in dollars.

38.   A curb on drug price increases could hurt earnings for companies like Abbott.

39.   A pickup in inflation may prompt a rise in interest rates in the U.S. Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive and hurts corporate earnings.

40.   A rise in interest rates would hurt company earnings and the size of dividends paid shareholders.