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A Stock Market Held Hostage by the Dollar

Michael Pento | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Currency, Dollar Value, Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Yen, Wall Street Crisis, Hedge Funds, Economy, Business News
Michael Pento

In today's artificial and perverse global economy the best short term medicine for the ailing markets would be a weakening U.S. currency

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Iran Considers Lopping Zeros Off Currency

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Iran, Currency, Zeroes, Iran's Economy, Business News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is considering lopping three to four zeros off its currency, a top official said Monday, in an apparent effort to fight out-...

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Zimbabwe Devalues Currency; 10B becomes 1 dollar

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Currency, Business News

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency _ a move that turns 10 billion doll...

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Gasoline Gift Cards: How Americans Invent Money

Viviana A. Zelizer | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Gas Gift Cards, Gas, Money, Currency, Gas Cards, Currency Exchange, Business News
Viviana A. Zelizer

A woman was arrested for accepting a $100 gas card from a man in exchange for sex. Gas cards are a tangible reminder of American inventiveness when it comes to money.

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New Color $5 Bills Come Out Today

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Five Dollar Bill, New $5, New Five Dollar Bill, Currency, Federal Reserve, Business News

WASHINGTON — Abraham Lincoln is getting a little color in his cheeks. New $5 bills bearing the gaunt visage of the nation's 16th president _ but...

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Euro, Yen Climb Against Dollar

AP | MATT MOORE and YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Yen, Dollar, U.S. Economy, U.S. Currency, Dollar Yen, Yen Dollar, Currency, Federal Reserve, Euro, FInancial Markets, Business News

FRANKFURT, Germany — Widespread concern about the outlook for the U.S. economy pushed the euro to a new record and the yen to 12-year highs agai...

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Dollar Rebound in 2008: A Fairy Tale?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Dollar, Dollar Rebound, Fed Rate Cuts, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Currency, U.S. Dollar, Monetary Policy, Business News
Eben Esterhuizen

Are traditional assumptions about the connection between growth and proactive interest rate cuts still valid if monetary policy fails?

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Experts: Don't Fear The Weak Dollar

CNN/Money | David Ellis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Dollar, U.S. Economy, Global Currencies, U.S. Currency, Weak Dollar, Recession Fears, Currency, Recession, Exchange Rate, Texbook Economics, Business News

Concerns about the weak dollar are mounting. But even as the greenback sinks to new lows against the euro and other global currencies, some experts sa...

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Dollar Falls to Record Low Against Euro

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Euro, Euro Dollar, Dollar Euro, Euro Is $1.55, Currency, Federal Reserve, Business News

NEW YORK — The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday, including a new low against the euro, which fetched $1.55, as skepticism ...

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Paulson Not Big Penny Fan

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Pennies, Currency, Henry Paulson, Coins, Getting Rid of the Penny, Coin Currency, Business News

WASHINGTON — A penny for your thoughts? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson thinks the answer to that question should be not much. In fact, if he h...

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"Euros Accepted" Signs Invade New York

Reuters Via USA Today | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Shopping, Euro Dollar, Weak Dollar, Currency, U.S. Dollar, Weak Exchange Rates, Euro, Conversion Rate, Exchange Rates, Strong Exchange Rates, Business News

In the latest example that the U.S. dollar ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency...

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Euro-Wielding Shoppers See U.S. As "Fabulous Discount Mall"

New York Times | KATE HAMMER, JULIA WERDIGIER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Currency Rates, Dollar Value, Currency, Euro, Dollar Euro, Weakning Dollar, Business News

Margaret Dragonette arrived in New York last week -- three nieces, a cousin and loads of empty luggage in tow. By the time Ms. Dragonette, an administ...

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Zimbabwe To Introduce New Currency As Record Inflation Continues

Al Jazeera | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Currency, Zimbabwe, Africa, Monetary Policy, Inflation, Home News

Zimbabwe is to introduce a new currency by the end of the year in an attempt to control the country's extreme rate of inflation, the governor of the c...

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