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The dollar and the euro are flirting with "parity" for the first time in two decades. Daniel Munoz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Europe is on sale. Why the dollar-euro exchange rate is a win for Americans

July 16, 2022 • The dollar has continued to strengthen against the euro, and for the first time in decades, the two currencies are worth about the same.

Europe is on sale. Why the dollar-euro exchange rate is a win for Americans

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A U.S.-China Currency War? What You Need To Know

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and dollar bills at a counter in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A U.S.-China Currency War? What You Need To Know

August 11, 2019 • After China let its yuan drop in value, the U.S. accused the country of being a "currency manipulator." Here is how China manages its money and what a dispute with the U.S. could mean.

After Outbreak Of Looting, Venezuela Delays Phase-Out Of Large Currency

A man shows 100-Bolivar notes while crossing the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge, linking Urena, in Venezuela and Cucuta, in Colombia Saturday, despite the border closing order issued by the Venezuelan government. George Castellanos/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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After Outbreak Of Looting, Venezuela Delays Phase-Out Of Large Currency

December 18, 2016 • In a short TV appearance Saturday night, Maduro told his nation that 500-bolivar notes that are meant to replace the 100-bolivar currency are delayed.

Little Florida Bank Goes Where Behemoths Fear To Tread: Cuba

Stonegate Bank's Pompano Beach, Fla., location, shown here, announced it is setting up a correspondent banking relationship with a Cuban financial institution. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Little Florida Bank Goes Where Behemoths Fear To Tread: Cuba

December 18, 2015 • Middlemen, messy currencies and questions galore allude to the price of banking in Cuba — but that's not stopping Stonegate, the first to offer customers a debit card they can use across the strait.

Little Florida Bank Goes Where Behemoths Fear To Tread: Cuba

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