Dollar

Cash is Not King

Alan Schram | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Alan Schram

If you do not find stock prices cheap now, with the market pulverized 45% in the last year, then you probably should never own stocks.

Dollar And Yen Soar As Other Currencies Fall

New York Times | MARK LANDLER and VIKAS BAJAJ | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business


Fear that the financial crisis is infecting once-healthy economies created another white-knuckle day for investors Friday, causing stocks to tumble fr...

Paulson's Bazooka May Miss

Fortune | Colin Barr | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business


NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson fired his bazooka again, but the target remains elusive. Paulson has proposed using $700 billi...

Asian Stocks Plummet

AP | GREG KELLER | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business


PARIS — World stock markets swooned again Tuesday as the global financial crisis caused investors to worry that asset prices have yet to hit roc...

Euro Higher Than Ever Against Dollar

New York Times | David Jolly | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business


PARIS -- Financial stocks were pushed lower Tuesday in Asia and Europe and the euro hit a record against the dollar as new concerns about the global f...

The McDonalds Falling Dollar Menu

Michael Pento | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business


Michael Pento

Because the dollar has fallen 40% in the last six years, McDonalds may have to reduce quality, raise prices or both in their famed Dollar Menu.

Ten Dollar-Friendly Destinations

MSNBC | Posted 05.28.2008 | Business


No, that's not a mirage. The economy is faltering, the dollar is getting clobbered by the euro, and traveling to the far reaches of luxury is costlier...

Behind the Rise in Prices: The Plan to Torpedo the Dollar

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Danny Schechter

Paulson avoided a straight answer with a flurry of "uh, uh, uh," halting phrases and contradictory assertions.

Futures Traders Bet On Dollar Gain For First Time Since 2005

Bloomberg | Posted 05.12.2008 | Business


Futures traders are betting for the first time since December 2005 that the dollar will gain against the euro. The difference in the number of wagers...

Will the Fed's Rollercoaster Ride Save the Dollar?

Michael Pento | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business


Michael Pento

Will the downward pressure in commodities continue and should investors expect the end of this interest rate toboggan ride?

Dollar Slumps To New Low Against Euro

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — The euro roared to another record high Tuesday, crossing $1.60 for the first time ever after a pair of European Central Bank governor...

Dear Mr. Bernanke

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 04.10.2008 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Dear Mr. Bernanke... Could you lower the interest rates some more? We'd like there to be more money in the system so we can borrow it.

U.S. Economy Battles Host Of Financial Woes

New York Times | Vikas Bajaj | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Almost everything seems to be going wrong for the American economy at once. People are buying less, but most things are costing more. Mortgage rates a...

Euro, Yen Climb Against Dollar

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


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...

Dollar Rebound in 2008: A Fairy Tale?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Eben Esterhuizen

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

Experts: Don't Fear The Weak Dollar

CNN/Money | David Ellis | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

Dollar Hits Record Low Against Euro

Financial Times | Krishna Guha | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The dollar fell to a fresh record low against the euro on Wednesday as Ben Bernanke signalled that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates...

Euro Soars to Record High $1.5057

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


BERLIN — The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5057 in early European trading on Wednesday as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserv...

As Dollar Slides, Some NY Merchants Say "Euros Only"

Washington Post | Robin Shulman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


"Euros Only" reads a handmade sign in Billy's Antiques & Props on East Houston Street in Manhattan. But that's really just an attention grabber. A...

Euro Trades Close To $1.50

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The euro crept higher on Monday after striking a series of historic peaks close to 1.50 dollars last week as dealers worried about the health of the U...

Dollar Hits Record Low Against Euro

Voxant | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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EU Ministers Blame Yuan, Dollar For "Supereuro"

German Press Agency Via Raw Story | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Finance ministers from the 13 countries using the EU's single currency called Monday for "adjustments" on global currency markets, saying the weakness...

How To Turn A Weak Dollar Into A Pile Of Cash

Washington Post | Nell Henderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Oh, the amazing shrinking dollar. The U.S. currency tumbled last week to a record low after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, continuing the do...