41.   A stronger dollar against the Japanese yen and German mark added to the problems.

42.   A weakening of the Japanese yen also helped by increasing the revenue in yen Sony gets when it converts sales overseas back into the Japanese currency.

43.   A weak dollar means a gain in a United States asset might be wiped out when converted into Japanese yen or German marks.

44.   A weaker U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen also pushed the Canadian dollar lower, traders said.

45.   Additionally, the decline of the Japanese yen against dollar put a damper on travel by Japanese tourists, who account for the bulk of DFS sales.

46.   After five consecutive sessions of declines, the dollar rallied against both the Japanese yen and the German mark.

47.   After several days of sliding slowly back down towards its record lows in mid-April, the dollar bounced back sharply Wednesday against the Japanese yen and the German deutschemark.

48.   After rising sharply, the dollar fell slightly against the Japanese yen, while it closed up against the German mark.

49.   After several days of sliding slowly down toward its record lows of mid-April, the dollar bounced back sharply Wednesday against the Japanese yen and the German mark.

50.   Against the Japanese yen, the move was smaller because much bigger declines came earlier in the week.