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Rising dollar pressures earnings as companies from Amazon to McDonald's signal more pain ahead

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Companies ranging from Big Tech behemoths to consumer-facing brands have mentioned foreign exchange headwinds in both their fourth quarter results and forward-looking guidance.

Goldman Sachs analyst David Kostin said the share of S&P 500 companies mentioning FX has risen across 4Q earnings calls.

A strong dollar adversely impacts companies that do most of their business overseas, as it leads to slower revenue and earnings growth.

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