We also heard recently from Microsoft MSFT and Salesforce CRM about the negative impact a strong U.S. dollar is having on their current quarter results. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): Free Stock Analysis Report Earlier we saw a host of retailers, including Target TGT, Walmart WMT and others come out with quarterly numbers that were weighed down by ongoing macroeconomic drivers like inflation, supply-chain issues and moderating/shifting consumer spending trends.