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U.S. trade negotiators argue that [_ARG0 countries with inadequate protections for intellectual-property rights] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel hurting] [_ARG1-REC themselves] by [_ARG2-by *-1 discouraging their own scientists and authors] and by *-1 deterring U.S. high-technology firms from *-2 investing or marketing their best products there .
U.S. trade negotiators argue that [_ARG0 countries with inadequate protections for intellectual-property rights] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel hurting] [_ARG1-REC themselves] by *-1 discouraging their own scientists and authors and by [_ARG2-by *-1 deterring U.S. high-technology firms from *-2 investing or marketing their best products there] .
*-1 Asked *-2 whether [_ARG0 the bidding flap] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 U.S.-Japan relations] , Mr. Yamamoto said , `` this will be a minus factor . ''
Advocates said 0 the 90-cent-an-hour rise , to $ 4.25 *U* an hour by April 1991 , is too small for the working poor , while opponents argued that [_ARG0 the increase] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_ARGM-ADV still] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 small business] and cost many thousands of jobs .
*-1 Taking over as chief executive officer in 1983 , he inherited [_ARG1 a company] that *T*-6 was mired *-2 in debt and [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by a recession-inspired slide in its building-products business] .
Similarly , [_ARG1 Campbell 's Italian biscuit operation , D. Lazzaroni & Co. ,] has been [_rel hurt] *-40 by [_ARG2-by overproduction and distribution problems] .
But although he thinks that [_ARG0 it] is [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 him] , he doubts 0 it could be stopped *-1 .
He adds that his shares in a company savings plan are invested *-1 in a mutual fund , and [_ARG2 volatility] , [_ARGM-TMP on a given day] , [_ARGM-MOD may] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the fund] .
[_ARG1 Earnings] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by disposal of operations in its restructuring] , Reed said 0 *T*-2 .
We can understand and share the compassion that *T*-2 makes judges sometimes wish *-3 to offer a kind of Solomonic aid to [_ARG1 those] who *T*-4 've been [_rel hurt] *-1 .
[_ARG1 GenCorp Inc.] , [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by a plant accident and other unexpected costs] , said 0 it expects *-1 to report that fiscal fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations will be significantly below last year 's $ 25 million *U* .
Ralston said 0 [_ARG1 its Eveready battery unit] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by continuing economic problems in South America] .
Peter Marcus , an analyst with PaineWebber Inc. , said that [_ARG2 a downturn in the appliance industry , coupled * with sluggish automotive sales ,] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 USX results] .
Mr. Leemans said 0 [_ARG2 this genetic manipulation] does [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the growth of that plant] .
[_ARG1 The government , already buffeted * by high interest rates and a slowing economy ,] has been [_ARGM-MNR badly] [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by last week 's shake-up in Mrs. Thatcher 's cabinet] .
`` [_ARG0 They] 'll be more timorous in *-1 tackling their own voters , like * opening up more to agricultural imports from America , * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 their farmers] . ''
[_ARG2 Five years of rapid expansion under American Brands , with an emphasis on * marketing the agency 's services instead of improving them ,] had [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Pinkerton 's profits] , Mr. Wathen claims 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARGM-ADV Moreover] , [_ARG2 any unexpected strengthening of the dollar] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Georgia-Pacific] [_ARGM-CAU because two of Nekoosa 's major product lines -- containerboard , which *T*-44 is used *-1 * to make shipping boxes , and market pulp -- are exported *-2 in large quantities] .
In the August proxy material , Avery said that [_ARGM-ADV unless it sold Uniroyal] , [_ARG1 its ability * to service debt] [_ARGM-MOD would] be [_rel hurt] *-1 and Avery 's shareholder value would `` continue *-2 to erode . ''
However , [_ARG2 unpaid distributions on the acquisition preferred *] are cumulative and would total $ 23 million *U* a year , * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 NRM 's financial flexibility and its ability * to raise capital] , NRM said 0 *T*-1 .
But [_ARGM-TMP as advertisers latch onto disasters with increasing frequency] , [_ARG0 they] risk *-1 [_rel hurting] [_ARG1-REC themselves] as much as *-1 helping the cause .
The New York suit was filed *-1 on behalf of Justice Isaac Rubin , whose appointment to the state appellate division *T*-2 expires at year end , and [_ARG1 all other judges] [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by the alleged age discrimination] .
Justice Rubin , a state judge since 1969 , said 0 [_ARG2 the mandatory-retirement age] [_rel hurts] [_ARG1 the court system] [_ARGM-CAU because it deprives the state of experienced judges still capable of * serving on the bench] .
[_ARG2 The flood of claims and counter-claims] worried consumers and [_ARGM-ADV actually] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 sales of the new cereals] .
Home taping of pre-recorded music cuts into record industry revenues , but [_ARG2 * banning home taping] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 consumers] [_ARGM-MNR even more] .
Of course , there were sell programs in past years , too , but [_ARG2 they] seem *-1 to [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 market makers] [_ARGM-MNR more painfully] these days .
Joseph Hardiman , president of the National Association of Securities Dealers , which *T*-1 oversees trading on Nasdaq , agrees that [_ARG2 program trading] is [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 the market 's efforts * to bring back small investors] .
[_ARG2 Weakness in big technology stocks] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the composite as well as the Nasdaq 100 Index , which *T*-1 fell 1.4 % , or 6.43 , on Friday , to 437.68] .
The appeals court , however , said 0 the judge did n't adequately consider whether [_ARG2 the delay] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-ADV actually] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the chances of a fair trial] .
Because of the large amounts of money being raised * , the loose disclosure requirements and the casual monitoring of how the money is used *-1 *T*-4 , some analysts fear that there could be [_ARG2 a few mega-crashes] , which *T*-2 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 market confidence] far more than the small bankruptcies that *T*-3 followed the boom of 1986 .
[_ARG1 The market] [_ARGM-DIS also] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by rumors that Nippon Kangyo Kakumaru , a Japanese brokerage firm , was unloading some of the 30-year bonds 0 it recently purchased *T*-2] .
It might be feared *-1 that [_ARG2 * even thinking about lower budgets] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 national security] [_ARGM-CAU because the door will be opened *-2 to opportunistic budget cutting by an irresponsible Congress] .
[_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG1 the company 's petroleum services segment] , [_ARGM-ADV while profitable] , was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by high financing costs associated * with the company 's buy-out of a 50 % stake in Eastman Christensen Co. from Texas Eastern Corp. last June] .
Intel Corp. 's most powerful computer chip has flaws that *T*-1 could delay several computer makers ' marketing efforts , but [_ARG2 the `` bugs ''] are n't expected *-2 to [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Intel and most computer makers] .
[_ARGM-ADV While a buildup of these stocks adds to GNP] , [_ARG2 it] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the economy] [_ARGM-CAU because a pileup of unsold goods can lead to production cuts and layoffs] .
`` [_ARG1 Our ordnance business] has been [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-MNR very badly] by [_ARG2-by the slowdown] , '' says *T*-2 Arch Scurlock , TransTechnology 's chairman .
Du Pont , unlike [_ARG1 companies] [_rel hurt] * [_ARGM-MNR badly] by [_ARG2-by sharp price declines for basic chemicals and plastics] , is benefiting from its broad range of businesses .
[_ARGM-CAU As a result] , [_ARG1 U.S. Trust 's earnings] have been [_rel hurt] *-1 .
Mr. McNealy said 0 [_ARG2 the issues] that *T*-1 [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Sun 's performance] [_ARGM-TMP earlier this year] are now `` largely '' behind the firm , and he indicated that Sun 's profitability should increase throughout the fiscal year .
In addition , GM 's North American vehicle production [_ARG2 fell 8.4 % from a year ago] , which *T*-1 [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Delco Electronic 's earnings] , a company spokesman said 0 *T*-2 .
Many small investors are facing a double whammy this year : [_ARG1 They] got [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by *-1 investing in the highly risky junk bond market] , and the pain is worse because they did it with borrowed money .
[_ARG2 A serious economic downturn] , pessimists observe 0 *T*-1 , [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the expansionists] .
[_ARG2 Hotel expansion and an influx of more-discriminating tourists] have [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 motels] .
Along with reduced volume , analysts said 0 [_ARG1 the nation 's fifth largest steelmaker] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by *-1 holding higher-cost inventory when raw material costs of such key products as nickel dropped *T*-2] .
[_ARG1 Last year 's results] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by $ 41.3 million *U* in restructuring charges] .
[_ARG1 Frankfurt prices] closed sharply lower in thin dealings , *-1 [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by the roller-coaster session on Wall Street Tuesday and worries about wage demands by the largest West German trade union] .
[_ARG1 Deutsche Bank] plummeted 12 to 645 , *-1 [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by the general mood] .
The Big Board argues that [_ARG2 its new product] [_ARGM-MOD will] help rather than [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the situation] [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 possibly drawing business from more-volatile forms of program trading] .
[_ARG1 Bethlehem Steel 's profit] plunged 54 % in the third quarter , *-1 [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by higher costs and lower shipments to key clients] .
CBS will add 25 1\/2 hours to that load in 1992 , and [_ARG1 ratings] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by a lack of live events] .
ITT Corp. , [_ARG1 its insurance business] [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by Hurricane Hugo] , reported a 4 % decline in third-quarter net income , despite a 4.2 % rise in revenue .
John Kriz , a Moody 's vice president , said 0 [_ARG1 Boston Safe Deposit 's performance] has been [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP this year] by [_ARG2-by a mismatch in the maturities of its assets and liabilities] .
[_ARG2 The hastily drafted measure] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 California] [_ARGM-MNR by *-2 requiring it to put up more matching funds for emergency highway assistance than * otherwise would be required *-1] .
Overseas sales were stronger , principally because of a rebound in [_ARGM-LOC Brazil] , where [_ARG2 economic turmoil] had [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 year-earlier results] *T*-1 , Johnson & Johnson said 0 *T*-2 .
`` [_ARG0 Talk] [_rel hurts] [_ARGM-DIR from where it spurts *T*-2] , '' one of them says *T*-1 .
Golden Valley Microwave Foods skidded 3 5\/8 to 31 3\/4 after *-2 warning that [_ARG1 its fourth-quarter results] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel hurt] *-1 by `` [_ARG2-by some fairly large international marketing expenses] . ''
Meanwhile , like [_ARG1 many other oil companies] [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG0-by less-profitable downstream businesses] , Mobil Corp. , Shell Oil Co. and Chevron Corp. reported lower quarterly earnings .
And [_ARGM-CAU because British Air is issuing convertible bonds rather than ordinary shares] , [_ARG1 the share price] [_ARGM-MOD wo] [_ARGM-NEG n't] be [_ARGM-MNR directly] [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by any surplus left * with underwriters after they try *-2 to sell the issue in the open market] .
[_ARG2 The nervousness about the technology stock outlook] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the Dow Jones Industrial Average , which *T*-1 slipped about 1 %] .
Drexel says 0 it does n't expect 0 any of its state brokerage licenses will be revoked *-1 , and [_ARGM-ADV even if some are *?*] , [_ARG1 its securities business] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-NEG n't] be [_ARGM-MNR directly] [_rel hurt] *-2 .
Lloyd 's says 0 [_ARG0 the departures of names] is n't likely *-1 to [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 its underwriting capacity , currently about # 11 billion *U*] .
[_ARG2 Those chips] were in dire shortage last year , * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 many U.S. computer companies that *T*-1 could n't get sufficient Japanese-supplied chips] .
[_ARG1 Exxon 's profitability] , like that of many other oil companies , was [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP during the third quarter] by [_ARG2-by declining returns from the chemicals and refining and marketing businesses] .
Pinnacle West Capital , [_ARG1 whose earnings] *T*-2 have been [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by continued problems at its MeraBank unit] , fell 1 5\/8 to 9 1\/8 on 2.1 million shares *-3 to lead the Big Board 's list of most active issues .
[_ARG1 Other stocks] [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by earnings-related selling] included Tandy , which *T*-1 dropped 1 3\/8 to 44 , and Eaton , which *T*-2 retreated 2 1\/2 to 57 1\/2 .
Dana also said 0 [_ARG1 it] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by slumping U.S. truck sales and by [_ARG2-by a strike at a parts supplier] .
Dana also said 0 [_ARG1 it] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by slumping U.S. truck sales] and by a strike at a parts supplier .
Thus , analysts say 0 *T*-2 , the trust is unlikely *-3 to do [_ARG0 anything] that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Manville 's other shareholders] .
For the last year , [_ARG0 Santa Fe Pacific] has redirected its real estate operations toward longer-term development of its properties , * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 profits that the parent had generated *T*-1 in the past from periodic sales from its portfolio] .
[_ARG1 Cummins Engine Co. , Columbus , Ind.] , *-1 [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by a drop in engine orders from heavy-truck makers] , reported a third-quarter loss of $ 39.7 million *U* , or $ 4.12 *U* a share , on essentially flat sales of $ 807.6 million *U* .
[_ARG1 Exxon 's profit] fell 9 % in the third quarter , *-1 [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by sagging results at two of its three main businesses] .
`` [_ARG2 Power names like that] do [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the city 's reputation] , '' Mr. Miller says *T*-1 .
But [_ARGM-TMP this time] [_ARG0 it] 's [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 opposition as well as ruling-party members] .
`` [_ARG1 The opposition] [_ARGM-MOD can] be [_ARGM-ADV the most] [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-CAU because everyone already figures 0 the LDP is that kind of beast] , '' says *T*-2 Shigezo Hayasaka , former aide to LDP kingmaker Kakuei Tanaka and now an independent analyst .
A lot of observers think so , and , [_ARGM-ADV if they 're right] , [_ARG1 the whole economy as well as the spendthrifts among us] [_ARGM-MOD could] be [_rel hurt] *-1 .
Although [_ARG0 the June 4 killings in Beijing] have [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 its China flights] , Cathay 's other routes have retained high load factors .
Now [_ARG2 a startling new approach *ICH*-1] is available to * building your financial portfolio without undue risk , without extensive planning and without * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 your life style] [_ARGM-EXT one bit] !
This is particularly good news for those who *T*-2 hate risk , who *T*-3 are incapable of * doing extensive amounts of planning and who *T*-4 refuse *-5 to see [_ARG1 their life styles] [_rel hurt] *-6 [_ARGM-MNR in any way] .
[_ARGM-DIS In other words] , [_ARG2 a little volatility] [_ARGM-TMP never] [_rel hurt] .
[_ARG0 It] [_ARGM-TMP never] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 anyone] , that is , [_ARGM-ADV unless the growth funds do n't grow when you need them to *?* *T*-1] .
[_ARG1 Suppliers] were [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by the stronger U.S. dollar , which *T*-1 makes sales abroad more difficult] .
`` Until the new mainframe products kick in , there wo n't be a lot of revenue contribution at the high end , and [_ARG2 that] 's [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 us] , '' said *T*-1 Mark Steinkrauss , Digital 's director of investor relations .
One simple approach is * to exclude S&P 500 companies considered * bankruptcy candidates ; [_ARG0 this] can avoid weak sisters , but [_ARGM-DIS also] [_ARGM-MOD can] [_rel hurt] [_ARGM-TMP when a company like Chrysler Corp. rebounds *T*-1] .
[_ARG0 He] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1-REC himself] [_ARGM-ADV further] [_ARGM-TMP this summer] by [_ARG2-by *-1 bringing homosexual issues into the debate] ; and by *-2 wavering on this issue and abortion , he has weakened his credibility in what *T*-3 is already a mean-spirited campaign on both sides .
[_ARG1 Structural steel , which *T*-2 primarily serves the construction market ,] was [_ARGM-ADV especially] [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by a 15 % price drop] , Mr. Bradford said 0 *T*-3 .
The company said 0 [_ARG1 its integrated steel sector] was [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by higher raw material , repair and maintenance , and labor costs] .
[_ARG2 This] [_rel hurts] [_ARG1 the price of corporate bonds] .
[_ARG0 Investors who *T*-1 listened , and lightened up on stocks ,] `` have [_ARGM-ADV just] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1-REC themselves] , '' he says 0 *T*-2 .
If the refinancing plan clears Congress , there could be [_ARG0 fairly heavy prepayments on the premium securities] , * [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 any investor paying much above par for them] .
[_ARGM-LOC In the current-coupon sector] , [_ARG2 a shift in the Treasury yield curve resulting from the better performance of long-dated issues over short-dated securities] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 major coupons] [_ARGM-CAU because it *EXP*-1 will become more difficult * to structure new derivative securities offerings] .
And [_ARG1 some movies] seem *-1 to have been [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by their inattention] .
Sony promptly countersued , *-1 charging [_ARG0 Warner] with *-2 trying *-3 to sabotage its acquisitions and [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 its efforts * to enter the U.S. movie business] .
[_ARG2 The three-month-old strike at Nynex] [_ARGM-MNR seriously] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the installation of new telephone lines] [_ARGM-TMP in the quarter] .
[_ARG1 The company] [_ARGM-DIS also] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by a $ 289 million *U* rate reduction that *T*-2 went into effect in 1989] .
[_ARG0 Thin merchandise selections at the most troubled chains] are also expected *-1 to [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 sales] .
The company , which *T*-2 is in a costly modernization program , said 0 [_ARG1 earnings] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by higher start-up and new program costs , increased costs of materials , higher wages and an $ 11 million *U* provision for bad debts in Latin America] .
[_ARG2 DARMAN'S MANEUVERS on the budget and capital gains] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 him] [_ARGM-LOC in Congress] .
[_ARGM-ADV As it turned out] , [_ARG1 bank employees] were [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel hurt] *-1 and the vaults withstood the jolts .
[_ARG1 The international specialty chemical company 's earnings] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by an accrual for stock-appreciation rights that *T*-2 reflected a 19 % increase in the stock price , and higher interest expenses] .
[_ARG1 PPG Industries Inc.] , *-2 [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by softness in the U.S. automotive and construction industries] , said 0 third-quarter net income fell 5.5 % to $ 106.7 million *U* , or 97 cents a share , from $ 112.9 million *U* , or $ 1.03 *U* a share , a year ago .
Northrop , which since early 1988 *T*-2 has declined *-3 to accept fixed-price contracts for research and development , said 0 [_ARG1 earnings] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by excessive costs on a number of such contracts won * years ago] .
[_ARGM-ADV Of course] , [_ARG0 it *EXP*-1] does [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel hurt] that Mr. Kloves has made up for his lack of experience behind the camera with technicians who *T*-2 know exactly what they 're doing *T*-3 .
Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America , which *T*-1 previously said 0 [_ARG2 accounting discrepancies 0 its auditors uncovered *T*-2] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 earnings] and require restatement of earlier results , increased its projections of the negative fiscal impact , and said 0 it was exploring the company 's sale .
Capcom Futures , while *-2 neither admitting nor denying the Merc charges , said in a statement that the Merc charges were `` technical in nature '' and that `` [_ARG1 no customers] were [_rel hurt] *-1 '' [_ARGM-CAU as a result of the violations cited * by the Merc] .
In fact , Fireman 's Fund Corp. , which *T*-1 ended the day off 50 cents to $ 36.50 *U* , said 0 [_ARG2 earthquake damage] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-MNR slightly] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 fourth-quarter profit] .
[_ARG1 Municipal bonds] ended *-1 about 1\/8 to 3\/8 point lower , *-1 [_rel hurt] *-2 by [_ARG2-by the circulation of two `` bid-wanted '' lists totaling $ 655 million *U*] .
[_ARG1 Georgia Gulf Corp.] , [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by declining sales and falling chemical prices] , said 0 third-quarter earnings fell 13 % to $ 46.1 million *U* from $ 53.1 million *U* in the year-earlier period .
The Atlanta-based chemical manufacturer said 0 [_ARG2 lower prices] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 margins] for [_ARG3-for most products] .
Fleet also noted that , [_ARGM-MNR unlike other banking companies in the Northeast] , [_ARG1 it] has been [_ARGM-MNR only marginally] [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by nonperforming loans that *T*-2 have resulted from the slumping regional real estate market] .
A spokesman said 0 [_ARG1 sales] are expected *-3 to be [_rel hurt] *-1 , but the losses are covered *-2 by insurance .
The drop , following a 6.2 % decline in August , indicates 0 [_ARG1 the industry] is [_ARGM-TMP still] being [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by the Fed 's anti-inflation battle] .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , [_ARG0 the rise in the value of the dollar against foreign currencies over the past several months] has increased the price of U.S. products in overseas markets and [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 the country 's competitiveness] .
[_ARG1 The metals segment] , [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by a strike] , had break-even results , against $ 3 million *U* a year ago .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , the company said 0 *T*-2 , [_ARG1 it] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by higher than previous-year costs for raw materials] , [_ARGM-ADV though those costs have declined since the second quarter] .
[_ARG1 Treasury bonds] [_ARGM-DIS also] were [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP late in the day] by [_ARG2-by a $ 4 billion *U* offering by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the prospect of a huge amount of new agency debt] .
The prices of cattle , hogs and pork belly futures contracts rebounded as livestock traders shook off fears that the Friday stock market plunge would chill [_ARG0 consumer spending] , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-DIS in turn] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 retail sales of beef and pork] .
[_ARGM-DIS Also] , [_ARG1 profit] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by the strength of the dollar overseas which *T*-2 negatively affected the company 's currency-exchange rate] .
The nation 's No. 2 aluminum company said 0 [_ARG1 earnings] were [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by lower prices for certain fabricated aluminum products , which typically *T*-2 follow price fluctuations of primary ingots] .
[_ARG0 That] [_rel hurts] [_ARG1 investors ' confidence in the economy and stocks] .
[_ARG1 Bay Financial Corp.] , [_rel hurt] * by [_ARG2-by high debts and deteriorating real estate investments] , reported a wider loss for the fourth quarter and said 0 it might be forced *-1 to seek a bankruptcy-court reorganization if it ca n't renegotiate its borrowings .
On leasing , Bob Djurdjevic at Annex Research said 0 he thinks 0 [_ARG0 IBM] has [_rel hurt] [_ARG1-REC itself] [_ARGM-ADV unnecessarily] .
He said 0 [_ARG0 IBM] has [_ARGM-DIS not] only [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 its short-term revenue outlook] but has also been losing money on its leases .
[_ARG1 Options traders] were [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-MNR worse than others] [_ARGM-TMP on Friday] [_ARGM-CAU because of the highly volatile nature of options , which often *T*-3 rise or fall in value several times the amount of the price change in the individual stock or index of stocks on which they are based *-2 *T*-4] .
[_ARGM-TMP This time] , [_ARGM-DIS however] , [_ARG1 many small investors] [_ARGM-MOD may] have been [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by *-2 acting so swiftly] .
The prices of cattle and hog futures contracts dropped sharply because traders speculated that the stock market plunge Friday will linger in the minds of U.S. consumers long enough *-2 to prompt them to rein in their spending at the supermarket , [_ARG0 which] *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 demand for beef and pork] .
And [_ARG1 many arbitragers] , already reeling from Friday 's collapse of the UAL deal , were [_ARGM-ADV further] [_rel hurt] [_ARGM-TMP yesterday] [_ARGM-TMP when a proposed takeover of AMR Corp. , the parent of American Airlines , collapsed *T*-1] .
I just think 0 it *EXP*-1 's nonproductive at this point * to get into a debate if [_ARG2 index arbitrage] [_ARGM-MOD would] have helped or [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 things] . ''
[_ARG2 That discrepancy] [_rel hurts] [_ARG1 Quantum] [_ARGM-MNR badly] , [_ARGM-CAU because its own plants cover only about half of its ethylene needs] .
William O. Taylor , the parent 's chairman and chief executive officer , said 0 [_ARG1 earnings] continued *-2 to be [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by softness in ad volume at the Boston newspaper] .
`` [_ARG2 The -LRB- strong -RRB- dollar] [_rel hurt] [_ARG1 Pfizer] [_ARGM-MNR a lot] , [_ARGM-DIS too] , '' Mr. Sweig said *T*-1 .
[_ARG1 Sales of both drugs] have been [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by new state laws restricting the prescriptions of certain tranquilizing medicines and adverse publicity about the excessive use of the drugs] .
For both Thomson and British Aerospace , earnings in their home markets have come under pressure from increasingly tight-fisted defense ministries ; and [_ARG1 Middle East sales , a traditional mainstay for both companies ' exports ,] have been [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by five years of weak oil prices] .
[_ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [_ARG1 the integrated-steel business] was [_rel hurt] *-1 by [_ARG2-by continued increases in materials costs and repair and maintenance expenses , as well as higher labor costs under its new contract] .
[_ARG1 The service-center business] was [_rel hurt] *-3 by [_ARG2-by reduced margins and start-up costs associated with its Joseph T. Ryerson & Son unit] .
[_ARGM-LOC In computer publishing] , [_ARG2 a battle over typefaces] is [_rel hurting] [_ARG1 Adobe Systems Inc. , which *T*-1 sells software that *T*-2 controls the image produced * by printers and displays] .
Monsanto Co. , too , is expected *-2 to continue *-3 reporting higher profit , even though [_ARG1 its sales of crop chemicals] were [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP in the latest quarter] by [_ARG2-by drought in northern Europe and the western U.S.] .
Traders and investment bankers said 0 [_ARG1 LIN shares] were [_ARGM-NEG n't] [_rel hurt] *-3 [_ARGM-EXT much] [_ARGM-CAU because BellSouth is viewed *-1 as a well-financed corporate buyer unlikely * to be affected *-2 by skittishness among bankers or bond buyers] .
However , they conceded that [_ARG1 some potential bidders] would rely on bank loans and [_ARGM-MOD would] *-1 be [_rel hurt] [_ARGM-ADV if the troubles of the UAL buy-out group signified a general unwillingness *ICH*-2 among banks * to provide credit for debt-financed takeovers] .
[_ARGM-DIS However] , [_ARG1 the real-estate market] was [_rel hurt] *-1 [_ARGM-ADV even more] .