41.  A rising dollar hurts U.S. multinational companies by making the revenue they earn overseas worth less when converted into dollars.

42.  A proposed Internal Revenue Service regulation would limit foreign tax credits to large multinational companies by applying new standards companies must meet to get the credit.

43.  A single currency will also make it harder for multinational companies to charge different prices in national markets.

44.  A strong dollar can hurt U.S. multinational companies, because foreign currencies convert to fewer dollars when revenues are repatriated.

45.  A stronger dollar can depress profits at multinational companies, because it makes revenues garnered outside the U.S. worth less in dollar terms.

46.  A strong dollar benefits multinational companies because it makes their products more competitive overseas and boosts profits when dollars are converted back into yen.

47.  All multinational companies will be checking this list for international trade transactions with any of these individuals or companies.

48.  Alierta, who succeeded Villalonga in July, was expected to return the multinational company to calm waters.

49.  Aircraft chartered by foreign governments and by multinational companies ferried people to safety, and the hotel business in neighboring Singapore was booming.

50.  Brazil bumped Mexico as the favorite market for multinational companies doing business in Latin America, according to a survey by Economist magazine.