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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Strong Dollar Squeezes U.S. Firms

http://www.wsj.com/articles/strong-dollar-hangs-over-more-companies-rattling-investors-1422386620

The stronger dollar is slicing sales and profits at big American companies, prompting them to put renewed emphasis on cost cutting and cramping the broader U.S. economy.
The currency effects are hitting a wide swath of corporate America—from consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. to technology stalwart Microsoft Corp. to pharmaceuticals company Pfizer Inc. Those companies and others have expanded aggressively overseas in search of growth and now are finding that those sales are shrinking in value or not keeping up with dollar-based costs.

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