Strong dollar hurts profits of U.S. companies By: Reuters: Company News October 21, 2014 at 17:49 PM EDT NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The strong dollar is beginning to take a toll on U.S. companies with big businesses overseas. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Coca-Cola Company International Business Machines McDonald's Corp Procter & Gamble United Technologies Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.