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Barack Obama, Nobel Laureate; First the Reward, Now the Risk

Mike Hegedus | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


Mike Hegedus

Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize because the world outside our own borders hopes, wants, and prays for his success internationally. And that's a good thing, a very good thing.

Europeans See Euro As Overtaking Dollar: FT Poll

Financial Times | Ralph Atkins | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


The euro could overtake the dollar in global importance in the next five years, a large majority of continental Europeans believe, according to a poll...

Euro Nears Record $1.60 Mark

Financial Times | Peter Gamham | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business


The euro hit a record high against the dollar and the pound on Wednesday after data showed eurozone inflation hits its highest level since the introdu...

Dollar Falls to Record Low Against Euro

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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

Dollar Slides to Record Lows Again

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


FRANKFURT, Germany — The dollar's plunge continued unabated Thursday, striking record lows after the European Central Bank kept its benchmark ra...

Dollar Falls Again, Euro Zone Divided

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


BERLIN — The dollar kept spiraling down Friday, hitting another low against the euro and dropping to a three-year record against the yen, as wor...

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...

Oil Spikes Above $102, Then Slips Back

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Crude prices spiked above $102 a barrel for the first time Wednesday, then retreated after the government reported the nation is grea...

"Euros Accepted" Signs Invade New York

Reuters Via USA Today | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...

Dollar Falls For Sixth Day Amid Turmoil In Pakistan

Bloomberg | Min Zeng | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The dollar fell for a sixth day against the euro as slowing economic growth and concern that turmoil in Pakistan will intensify made U.S. assets less ...

Europeans Are Buying Up New York City Condos

New York Times | CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The sidewalks of Manhattan are crammed this month with European tourists on shopping sprees, picking up gifts that cost far less in the United States ...

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...

Oil Prices Rise For Third Day As Dollar Sinks To New Low Against Euro

Bloomberg | Grant Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Crude oil rose for a third day after the dollar touched a record low against the euro, increasing demand for commodities. The dollar's 11 percent sli...

Gisele Refuses To Strut Stuff For Dollars, Only Euros

Bloomberg | Bo Nielsen, Adriana Brasileiro | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Gisele Bundchen wants to remain the world's richest model and is insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar. Like billiona...

Another Day, Another Record Low For Dollar

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The dollar struck a record low against the euro and suffered fresh losses against the yen Monday on concerns about the US economy, which also sparked ...

U.S. Officials Silent On Low Value Of Dollar

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The dollar is near record lows against the euro and has weakened considerably against several other major currencies, but officials in Washington are ...

Euro Breaks Another Record, Rising to $1.4154

AFP Via Yahoo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The euro smashed another record Tuesday against a steadily weakening US currency, rising to 1.4154 dollars on renewed fears for the health of the US e...