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Pretty Graphs Track Drowning Dollar

These graphs by GOOD magazine show how much the dollar has sunk against various currencies from May 07-April 08. But don't feel too bad, folks, at least we're giving the South African Rand a thorough drubbing.

Currency: The Sinking Dollar [GOOD]

10:46 AM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Ben Popken
4,393 views, 91 comments

Latest by StoneSoupStation: @Bladefist: Only the top person at any of these agencies are actually appointed by political figures, and this was initiated back in Woodrow Wilson's presidency to keep partisan politics from interfering and influencing the day to day operations at a given agency. As the years have passed, partisan powergrabbers more »

economy

Stores In NYC Start Accepting Euros

The dollar just isn't what it used to be, ya know? "Euros accepted" signs are popping up all over NYC as shopkeepers (for one) welcome our new tourist overlords:
"We had decided that money is money and we'll take it and just do the exchange whenever we can with our bank," Robert Chu, owner of East Village Wines, told Reuters television.
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"We didn't realize we would take so much in and there were that many people traveling or having euros to bring in. But some days, you'd be surprised at how many euros you get," Chu said.
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10:48 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Meg Marco
4,353 views, 62 comments

Latest by Stan LS: @DeltaPurser: I am european born and the whole "europeans are generally smarter then americans" line is just something euros use to make themselves feel better. Plenty of dumb euros out there, the only difference is that european dumb asses think their s//t don't stink. more »

travel

Icelandair Overbooks Flight, Delays Return By 43 Hours, Forgets To Compensate Passengers

A reader just sent us a description of her flight back from London to Minneapolis that reads like a synopsis of a particularly unpleasant episode of "The Amazing Race." The return flight, on Iceland air, was supposed to go from Heathrow in London to Keflavik in Reykjavik, then from there to Minneapolis. The initial flight is delayed for 2 1/2 hours—but not to worry, Icelandair tells the passengers, because the other flight is being held. When they arrive in Iceland, however, there's no plane waiting for them—it's been overbooked, so the airline has sent it ahead and left the passengers stranded overnight. More »

3:09 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Chris Walters
4,112 views, 33 comments

Latest by AlphaTeam: I'm be sure to ask for a 600 Euro compensation next time I go to Europe as the last time my flight was overbooked and I was delated 7 hours! more »

shopping

Europe On Track to Pay Too Much for American Imperialist Pap (Still)

Poor Europe. Our friends in the Old Countries are constantly being squeezed by American technology companies, with prices for items like electronics and software at a huge premium to their American equivalents. More »

11:26 AM on Thu Jan 19 2006
By consumerist.com
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