From Deere & Company(DE) and Caterpillar(CAT), to Verizon(VZ) and Medtronic(MDT), U.S. firms have begun something of a spin war -- perhaps using the passage of the legislation to temper expections for their coming quarters.
Which companies are crying foul -- and issuing forecasts of future loses? Read on to see....
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