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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya holds a sample of a gold coin at the launch in Harare, Monday, July, 25, 2022.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Zimbabwe gambles with gold to curb soaring inflation
The value of paper money
Economics
How money became ‘the most powerful metaphor’ in the world
a house for sale in buenos aires argentina
Economics
Plummeting peso sinks hopes of first-time home buyers in Argentina
Arts, Culture & Media
New Dollar Bills Challenge
Zimbabwe Money
Economics
Running out of US dollars, Zimbabwe says it will print its own ‘bond notes’
A man buys U.S. dollars in a currency exchange in Benghazi, Libya.
Business
Even a local bank teller can’t be trusted in today’s Libya
Tamar Charney
Culture
What we learn from the money we touch
An employee works at a garment factory, which exports products overseas, in Hefei, Anhui province January 19, 2015.
Economics
What might China’s currency devaluation mean for US consumers?
100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars
Economics
What can you buy for $100 trillion in Zimbabwe? Not even a candy bar
A pile of American two-dollar bills, which are relatively rare everywhere the currency is used.
Economics
Why are Ecuadoreans obsessed with the $2 bill?
Bitcoin promoter Charlie Shrem walks out of federal court in Lower Manhattan on September 4, 2014. A judge later sentenced Shrem to two years in prison for aiding illegal transactions.
Technology
Quoting Spiderman didn’t spare a Bitcoin evangelist from prison
A St. Petersburg shop advertises a sale as Russia's ruble crashes to unprecedented lows Tuesday.
Economics
A plunging Russian ruble generates nervousness and humor
Russian Ruble
Finance
What is a ruble and why is it in trouble?
Business, Economics and Jobs
New York could move Bitcoins out of the shadows and into broad acceptance
(L) Sketch of Jane Austen in 1810, (C) a 1870 portrait of Austen based on the 1810 sketch and (R) Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen
Arts, Culture & Media
Which Jane Austen do you think should go on the British £10 note?
Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months in Caracas, Venezuela. The situation has spawned jokes among Venezuelans, particularly over the lack of toilet paper.
Business, Economics and Jobs
In Venezuela, ‘la revolucion’ has turned into ‘la crisis’
Global Politics
U.S. Congress reopens debate over replacing dollar bills with coins
Global Politics
As Canada says goodbye to its penny, Americans ponder their own one cent piece
Development & Education
Cuba’s new socialist MBA program
Business, Economics and Jobs
US Senate bill could spark a trade war with China
Development & Education
Worthless cash fights corruption
Global Politics
The Push to Ditch the Dollar Bill for Coins
Arts, Culture & Media
Worth a Mint: Rare Canadian Penny Up for Auction
Is Abe Lincoln Safe?
Global Politics
What Europe can Learn from an Ancient Empire with a Common Currency
Can We Survive Without the Penny?
Conflict & Justice
East African Officials in Europe to Learn from Euro’s Successes and Failures
Global Politics
Why Some Dutch Have Had Enough of the Euro
Top of the Hour: Investing in Gold, Morning Headlines
City Budget Crisis Slows New York Recycling
Business Update
Business, Economics and Jobs
China hikes interest rates for first time in 3 years
Conflict & Justice
US accuses China of currency manipulation
Business, Economics and Jobs
The yuan also rises: China may adopt a more flexible exchange rate
Global Politics
In China, president expected to talk currency
Global Politics
Life, Inc.: The Corporatization of Us
U.S. dollar plunges against the yuan in a volatile market
Global Politics
The currency wars
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo answer
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo Quiz
Business, Economics and Jobs
U.S. dollar on the rise
Business, Economics and Jobs
How China is faring
Business, Economics and Jobs
Weak dollar hurts Filipino poor