Executives said the added cost could hurt demand, given higher air fares.

But the recession has hurt demand for fish despite its health benefits.

But they also said the ongoing global trade tensions could hurt demand.

Automakers fell on worries that a slow economic recovery could hurt demand.

But mounting global economic problems and high fuel prices have begun to hurt demand.

The news may hurt demand for lucrative services that Amazon offers to merchants, like advertising.

Yet the downturn can still hurt demand for drugs.

Automakers topped the losers' list on worries that a slow economic recovery could hurt demand.

French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported bigger-than-expected first quarter losses as slowing economic growth hurt demand.

Concerns about the slowing U.S. economy have also hurt demand for riskier assets like emerging market currencies.

Investors were concerned that higher cigarette prices due to the tax increase might hurt demand this quarter.

But higher prices later hurt demand from automakers already squeezed by slowing demand for traditional gasoline-powered sedans.

It is already hurting the housing sector, so it is going to hurt demand for paints subsequently.

The current high prices will certainly hurt demand, said a trader with a domestic commodities brokerage in Malaysia.

Biofuel advocates say the waivers hurt demand for corn-based ethanol, but the oil industry argues against that claim.

But higher prices later hurt demand from automakers, and resulted in layoffs here at United States Steel Corp.