Why the rising dollar is bad for tech stocks

As the US dollar sank, American tech companies saw their growth driven by stronger foreign markets. But now that the dollar is on the rise again and European economies falter, multi-national tech firms could be in for a difficult time.

Mediocre at best.

That's how you can sum up the growth rate for the S&P 500 index over the past six-and-a-half years.

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