61.   A low Australian dollar increases the return companies receive for commodities sold in U.S. dollars and helps offset the earnings impact of falling metal prices.

62.   A notable exception to the technology rally were makers of disk drives, which were pummeled on concern that falling prices will hurt profit margins.

63.   Additionally, falling prices for electronics have been squeezing profit margins, causing many analysts to predict the demise of numerous electronics retailers by the spring.

64.   Additionally, falling prices for electronics have been squeezing profit margins, analysts said.

65.   After several years of falling prices and slumping rental demand, the leasing business has suddenly turned red hot.

66.   Aiwa senior managing director Shoichiro Kurihara said the slowdown came as falling prices for audio and video products in Japan and overseas cut into revenues.

67.   Also falling was the commodities market, but falling prices there for agricultural goods and other raw materials are taken as a good sign for the economy.

68.   All the major market averages are down for the year, the third consecutive year of falling prices.

69.   Burned by years of falling stock prices, they have traded high returns for piece of mind.